achievement;  meritorious deed;  distinguished service;  contribution
 to succeed;  to bear fruit
 merit;  success;  meritorious deed;  achievement;  accumulated experience
 person who has rendered distinguished service
 military exploits;  military feats;  military achievements;  distinguished military service
 distinguished war service;  merit of war
 fee contingent upon success;  contingency fee;  completion bonus
 wisdom of age;  sagacity of one's years;  old-man's wisdom
 merit;  virtuous deed;  divine reward (for virtuous deeds);  grace (of the buddhas and gods);  merit;  meritum
 great achievement;  glorious deed;  (gaining) fame;  (earning) distinction
 fortunate error;  lucky break;  fluke
 distinguished service;  meritorious service
 to act hastily in pursuit of glory;  to hasten after success;  to be too eager to succeed
 seniority by length of service
 breathing exercise;  breath control;  spirit cultivation;  chi kung;  qigong
 meritorious deed;  services
 merits;  distinguished services
 success;  achievement;  fruition
 conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
 failure;  abortive (attempt, action)
 merits and demerits;  good points and bad points;  strengths and weaknesses
 distinguished or meritorious service
 fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
 to succeed;  to bear fruit
 devising (a way);  contriving;  device;  design;  dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
 failure is the mother of success
 award for distinguished service
 (with a) successful outcome;  (ending in) success
 fortunate error;  lucky break;  fluke
 to accumulate merit;  to make merit
 outstanding achievement;  signal achievement
 merits (influence) of one's pious acts or religious practice
 key success factor;  key to success;  KSF
 failure teaches success;  failure is a stepping-stone to success
 effect;  efficacy;  virtue;  benefit
 experienced;  seasoned;  veteran
 degree of success;  success rate
 (with a) successful outcome;  (ending in) success
 to contend for distinction;  to claim credit
 failure teaches success;  failure is a stepping-stone to success
 cleverness;  skill;  tact;  clever person (in a particular field);  skillful person (skilful)
 key success factor;  key to success;  KSF
 all pain and no gain;  lots of pain and not much gain
 the fruit of diligent study
 person who has made outstanding cultural contributions
 pass completion (percentage) (US football)
 failure teaches success;  failure is a stepping-stone to success
 skills acquired through hard training;  feats of practice
 land given to someone who has rendered a distinguished service (ritsuryo system)
 completion of construction
 long service allowance;  longevity pay
 thousands die to make one hero; (lit.) one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
 to fail one step short of great success;  to fall at the last hurdle
 thousands die to make one hero; (lit.) one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
 distinguished service;  distinguished services
 thousands die to make one hero; (lit.) one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
 service;  labor;  labour;  trouble;  meritorious deed
 service;  labor;  labour;  trouble;  meritorious deed
 completion of construction
 immediate effect;  instant effect
 ceremony to mark completion
 works following the deceased
 spiritual power resulting from Buddhist discipline
 the good and bad deeds cancel each other out;  good deeds make up for the bad
 Prize to Schools for Nurturing Creativity
 amount of work;  extent of labor (involved in ..., accomplished, etc.)
 one's accumulated merit; (lit.) treasure house of merit;  Amithaba (Buddha)