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Example sentences
原因
これらの感染病はミルクの汚染が原因だった。
These infections were caused by contaminated milk.
These infections were caused by contaminated milk.
 
その爆発はガス漏れが原因だったのかもしれない。
The explosion may have been caused by a gas leak.
The explosion may have been caused by a gas leak.
 
異常低温が今年の米の不作の原因である。
Unusually low temperatures account for the poor rice crop this year.
Unusually low temperatures account for the poor rice crop this year.
要因
勤勉さが彼の素晴らしい昇進の主要因だった。
Diligence was the principle factor in his remarkable promotion.
Diligence was the principle factor in his remarkable promotion.
 
問題となっている決定要因は、この社会福祉計画が移民の流入を促進するかどうかということである。
The determining factor in question is whether this social welfare plan can facilitate the influx of immigrants.
The determining factor in question is whether this social welfare plan can facilitate the influx of immigrants.
因果
汚い手で会社を乗っ取ったものの、腹心だと思っていた部下に裏切られ、因果応報だね。
When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him it was a sort of retributive justice.
When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him it was a sort of retributive justice.
 
確かに、脳と意識の関係はもともと因果関係ではないのだと考える学者もいる。
Indeed, some writers do not think the relation of brain to consciousness is a causal relation in the first place.
Indeed, some writers do not think the relation of brain to consciousness is a causal relation in the first place.
事故原因
事故原因はまだはっきりしていない。
The cause of the accident is still obscure.
The cause of the accident is still obscure.