sakes
Reasons for acting
Sakes is the plural of sake, meaning reasons or purposes: for both our sakes, for the sakes of the children.
It also appears in mild exclamations expressing exasperation or surprise: For goodness sakes! , Sakes alive!
These expressions are old-fashioned and avoid invoking God directly.
Desired end result
- objectivePurpose or goal
- intentionPlanned purpose for acting
- aimPurpose or direction
- reasonBasis or justification
motivation · cause · behalf · interest · account · regard · consideration · end
Japanese rice alcohol
- rice wineFermented grain alcohol
- izakayaJapanese bar with snacks
- brewmasterChief beer maker
- kojiFermentation mold for Japanese foods
goal
Desired end result
reason · motivation · cause · behalf · interest · account · regard · consideration · end · design
nihonshu
Japanese rice alcohol
- rice wineFermented grain alcohol
- izakayaJapanese bar with snacks
- brewmasterChief beer maker
sakesindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · unconcern · nonchalance · disinterest · detachment
sakesdetriments
Things causing harm
harms · damages · injuries · disadvantages · disservices
sakespointlessness
State of lacking meaning
purposelessness · aimlessness · meaninglessness · futility · indifference
- for the sake ofIn interest of
- for God's sakeImpatient emphatic interjection
- for heaven's sakeExclamation of frustration
- for Pete's sakeMild oath of frustration
- for pity's sakeExasperated plea for compassion
- art for art's sakeIntrinsic value of creation