alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
individual; private person; personal; private
study; research; investigation
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
to explain; to dispel doubts
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
very interesting; of great interest
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to walk away; to saunter off
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
how many people; a number of people
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out