現代の日本で錬金術といえば、比喩的にしか使われない。モラルや羞恥心と無縁の政治屋や宗教家が、不正な手段でカネもうけをするときに。

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現代 日本 錬金術 いえば 比喩的 しか 使われない モラル 羞恥心 無縁 政治屋 宗教家 不正な 手段 かね もうけ する ときに

English Translation

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.

Furigana

現代(げんだい)日本(にっぽん)錬金術(れんきんじゅつ)といえば、比喩的(ひゆてき)にしか使(つか)われない。モラルや羞恥心(しゅうちしん)無縁(むえん)政治屋(せいじや)宗教家(しゅうきょうか)が、不正(ふせい)手段(しゅだん)でカネもうけをするときに。

Romanji

Gendai no Nippon de renkinjutsu to ieba, hiyuteki ni shika tsukawarenai. moraru ya shūchishin to muen no seijiya ya shūkyōka ga, fuseina shudan de kane mōke o suru tokini.

Words

現代 (げんだい)
nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
錬金術 (れんきんじゅつ)
alchemy; making big money (implied, by dubious means)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
比喩的 (ひゆてき)
figurative
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
しか (しか)
only; nothing but
使う (つかう)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak
モラル (モラル、モラール)
morals; morality; ethics; morale
()
such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question
羞恥心 (しゅうちしん)
shyness; shame
無縁 (むえん)
unrelated; irrelevant; indifferent; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
政治屋 (せいじや)
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
宗教家 (しゅうきょうか)
religionist
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
不正 (ふせい)
injustice; unfairness; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity; dishonesty; illegality; fraud
手段 (しゅだん)
means; way; measure
お歯黒 (おはぐろ、かね、てっしょう)
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
設け (もうけ)
preparation; provision; establishment
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 あらわ.れる、 あらわ.す、 うつつ、 うつ.つ
Meanings: present, existing, actual
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: レン、 ね.る
Meanings: tempering, refine, drill, train, polish
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: ジュツ、 すべ
Meanings: art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic
Readings: ヒ、 くら.べる
Meanings: compare, race, ratio, Philipines
Readings: ユ、 たと.える、 さと.す
Meanings: metaphor, compare
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
使
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Readings: シュウ、 はじ.る、 すすめ.る、 は.ずかしい
Meaning: feel ashamed
Readings: チ、 は.じる、 はじ、 は.じらう、 は.ずかしい
Meanings: shame, dishonor
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Readings: エン、 -ネン、 ふち、 ふちど.る、 ゆかり、 よすが、 へり、 えにし
Meanings: affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん
Meanings: politics, government
Readings: ジ、 チ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる、 なお.る、 なお.す
Meanings: reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: シュウ、 ソウ、 むね
Meanings: religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence
Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ただ.しい、 ただ.す、 まさ、 まさ.に
Meanings: correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs