為

Slang

sexual intercourse (esp. with a prostitute); actual sex (in movies, etc.)

doer; performer (of a deed); perpetrator

commercial transaction

idling one's time away

theft; act of larceny

act; deed; one's doing

しょい only

cause; reason

daring

freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss

to leave unfinished

Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs)

to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake

sayings and doings; words and deeds

economic behavior; economic activities; economic act

having a very promising future; offering promising prospects

to accomplish; to finish

to succeed as planned; to carry through; to accomplish

Idiomatic expression

to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

evasion of the law

Yojijukugo

abandoning artifice and just being oneself; doing nothing and taking things as they come

Buddhism

unconditioned nature; unconditioned spontaneity

Abbreviation

foreign exchange

deed of endowment or donation

Proverb

an idle brain is the devil's shop

idle and incompetent; accomplishing nothing significant nor being capable of doing so; lacking the talent to do anything but idle away one's time

postal money order

ゴト is orig. an abbr. of 仕事

cheating at pachinko (through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor