► 名詞
為 [(2)ため] meaning: reason rank: 1
☆ 彼は家業を助けるために会社を辞めた ⇨ He left the company to help his family business
☆ 悪天候のために試合は延期になった ⇨ The game was postponed because of the bad weather
☆ 食中毒が起きたために食堂は営業停止になった ⇨ The restaurant was suspended because food poisoning occurred
理由 [りゆう] meaning: reason rank: 1
☆ どういう理由でそんなことをしたんですか？ ⇨ What was the reason you did something like that?
☆ なんでそんな事をしなきゃいけないのか理由が判らない ⇨ I don’t understand why I have to do something like that
訳 [(1)わけ] meaning: reason rank: 1
☆ なんでそんなことをしたのか、訳を言ってみろ ⇨ Tell me the reason why you ever did something like that (☛ Personal reasons)
☆ 彼と別れたのはそういう訳だったんだ ⇨ That’s the reason you broke up with him (☛ Personal reasons)
訳 [(1)わけ] [訳ではない] meaning: reason rank: 1
☆ 私は自分の儲けのためにこんなことをした訳ではない ⇨ I didn’t do this for my personal gain (☛ Personal reasons)
訳 [(1)わけ] [訳も無く] meaning: reason rank: 1
☆ 訳もなく海が見たくなった ⇨ I suddenly felt like going to see the sea for no particular reason
事情 [じじょう] meaning: reason rank: 2
☆ 彼はどういう事情かは説明しなかった ⇨ He didn’t explain what was the reason behind it (☛ The reason behind specific social circumstances)
動機 [どうき] meaning: reason rank: 2
☆ この仕事に応募した動機は何ですか？ ⇨ What is the reason, motive, that you applied for this job? (☛ A reason for a specific action)
筋合い [すじあい] [筋合いが無い] meaning: reason rank: 3
☆ お前に文句を言われる筋合いはねえんだよ ⇨ There is no reason you should criticize me. You have no right to tell me what to do (☛ Always used in negative as “筋合いが/は無い”. A very strong expression)
道理 [どうり] meaning: reason rank: 3
☆ それは道理が通らない ⇨ That is not logical, reasonable, acceptable (☛ What is right, especially morally)
名目 [めいもく] meaning: reason rank: 3
☆ 政府はテロ防止という名目で反対派を抑圧した ⇨ The government cracked down on the opposition under the pretext of preventing terrorism
故 [(2)ゆえ] [liter] meaning: reason rank: 3
☆ それ故私は同意出来ない ⇨ For that reason I cannot agree
☆ 何故にそのようなことをしたのか (なにゆえ) ⇨ For what reason did you do that?
理 [り] [理に適う] [liter] meaning: reason rank: 3
☆ 君の話は理に適っていない ⇨ Your story is not reasonable (☛ What is right)
理性 [(1)りせい] meaning: reason rank: 3
☆ 私には余り多くの人間に理性があるとは思えない ⇨ I don’t really think many humans have reasoning abilities, rationalities (☛ Human reasoning abilities)
謂れ [いわれ] [謂れの無い] [liter] meaning: reason rank: 4
☆ 彼は謂れの無い疑いをかけられた ⇨ He was accused without ground, falsely accused
大義名分 [たいぎめいぶん] meaning: reason rank: 4
☆ 国のためという大義名分 ⇨
所以 [ゆえん] [liter] meaning: reason rank: 4
☆ それが彼がサッカーの神と呼ばれる所以だ ⇨ That is the reason he is called the god of football