English Dictionary

sake

/ˈseɪk/

noun

cause, interest or account / purpose or end; reason / the benefit or regard of someone or something / (obsolete except in phrases) contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge

Drinking too much sake can cause a hangover.

意味（1）

cause, interest or account

For the sake of argument

意味（2）

purpose or end; reason

For old times' sake

意味（3）

the benefit or regard of someone or something

When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover laid for him. I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me.

意味（4）

(obsolete except in phrases) contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge

And unto Adam He said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.