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  [(2)ため]    meaning:  benefit  rank: 1
☆ いつもけていては、のためにならない ⇨ If you help him all the time, it won’t be for his benefit, it won’t be good for him in the long run
☆ こんなをしてものためにもならない ⇨ Doing this won’t benefit anything or anybody
☆ 健康のために毎日運動している ⇨ I work out everyday for my health
☆ 子供達のために一生懸命働いている ⇨ He is working hard for (the better lives of) his children
☆ 彼女のためならでもする ⇨ He will do anything for her (benefit)

  [(2)ため]    meaning:  purpose  rank: 1
☆ のためにこんなをしなきゃいけないんだ? ⇨ For what do I have to do this?
☆ 作業効率改善するための提案 ⇨ A suggestion for improving work efficiency
☆ 渋滞けるために早朝出る ⇨ He leaves his house in early morning to avoid traffic

  [(2)ため]    meaning:  reason  rank: 1
☆ 家業けるために会社めた ⇨ He left the company to help his family business
☆ 悪天候のために試合延期になった ⇨ The game was postponed because of the bad weather
☆ 食中毒起きたために食堂営業停止になった ⇨ The restaurant was suspended because food poisoning occurred


More examples:
  • が為に鳴る ⇨ For whom the bell tolls
  • 返すような行為 ⇨ 
  • その行為は違法だ ⇨ That action is illegal
  • 検査対象は無作為に抽出される ⇨ Test subjects will be chosen randomly
  • 公然場所での放尿行為 ⇨ An act of urinating in public places
  • には同情余地がある。の行為が犯罪であることにはいない ⇨ There is room for sympathy for him. However, it is still true that what he did is a crime
  • の行為を見逃すわけにはいかない ⇨ We cannot tolerate his action
  • 人為的に遺伝子操作した植物 ⇨ An artificially genetically modified plant
  • を万引きするぐらいは未だ可愛いが、もっと深刻犯罪行為に発展する可能性がある ⇨ Shoplifting some cheap stuff is not that serious, but it can develop into serious criminal behavior
  • は為すくただ立ち尽くした ⇨ He wasn’t able to do anything and just stood there
  • となっては最早為すもない ⇨ At this point there is nothing you can do
  • の為もう一度聞く ⇨ I ask you one more time to be really sure
  • の為余分を用意することにした ⇨ I decided to prepare extra just to be safe
  • 人道悖る行為 ⇨ An action that goes against humanity
  • 人為的な原因こった山火事 ⇨ A wildfire caused by human activities