mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
capital; funds; seed money; asset
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
class; heading; group; category
collection of books; (personal) library
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
episode; anecdote; vignette
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
literature; books (reference); document
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
our country; our land; one's own country
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft