profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
bet; wager; stake; gamble
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
selfishness; self-interest
carrying out mercenary deeds; having a mercenary attitude; calculating
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
world situation; world affairs
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
nothing but; none other than
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
to disperse; to take a castle
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
oppression; suppression; pressure
to devour; to bite to death
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
flight; desertion; escape
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter