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れんきんじゅつ 錬金術
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Noun
1. alchemy​
    「
  • 西遊記
    • 」
  • の
  • なか中
  • には
  • れんきんじゅつ錬金術
  • の
  • はなし話
  • が
  • かずおお数多く
  • とうじょう登場
  • します
    • 。
Many tales of alchemy show up in "Journey to the West".
Noun
2. way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner​
  • げんだい現代の
  • にほん日本
  • で
  • れんきんじゅつ錬金術
  • といえば
    • 、
  • ひゆてき比喩的に
  • しか
  • つか使われない
    • 。
  • モラル
  • や
  • しゅうちしん羞恥心
  • と
  • むえん無縁
  • の
  • せいじや政治屋
  • や
  • しゅうきょうか宗教家
  • が
    • 、
  • ふせい不正な
  • しゅだん手段
  • で
  • カネもうけ
  • を
  • する
  • とき
  • に
    • 。
In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.
Wikipedia definition
3. Alchemy​Alchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early practitioners’ claims to profound powers were known from antiquity. The defining objectives of alchemy are varied; these include the creation of the fabled philosopher's stone possessing powers including the capability of turning base metals into the noble metals gold or silver, as well as an elixir of life conferring youth and immortality.
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