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(archaic) Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”).

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nepenthe

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/nɪˈpɛnθi/

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(archaic) Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”).

Japanese Meaning

感情的な痛み、悲しみまたは嘆きを和らげる薬

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She turned to nepenthe after the funeral, hoping it would dull the edges of her sorrow.

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彼女は葬儀の後、悲しみを和らげる薬に頼り、それが悲しみの痛みを和らげてくれることを願った。

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(archaic) Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”).

And in her other hand a cup ſhe hild, / The which was with Nepenthe to the brim vpfild. // Nepenthe is a drinck of ſouerayne grace, / Deuized by the Gods, for to aſſwage / Harts grief, and bitter gall away to chace, / VVhich ſtirs vp anguiſh and contentious rage: / In ſtead thereof ſweet peace and quiet age / It doth eſtablish in the troubled mynd.

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