main cause;  primary factor
 fate;  destiny;  connection;  tie;  pretext;  justification
 cause and effect;  causality;  karma;  fate;  unfortunate;  unlucky
 one cause;  one reason;  one factor
 consequence;  causal relationship;  nexus
 something to rely on;  aid;  someone to rely on;  relative;  reminder;  memento
 retribution;  retributive justice;  karma;  just deserts;  poetic justice;  reward and punishment for one's past behavior
 association;  link;  connection;  pledge (esp. for marriage);  promise
 law of cause and effect;  principle of causality
 to invent a pretext for a quarrel;  to pick a fight
 convention;  tired tradition;  old custom
 by the way;  in this connection;  incidentally;  in passing
 underlying cause;  indirect cause;  remote cause
 Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
 investigation to determine the cause (of);  tracing something back to its origin
 by means of;  due to;  because of;  according to
 cause;  factor;  hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions);  the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
 heartless;  cruel;  causes and actions;  results of actions in previous life
 to invent a pretext for a quarrel;  to pick a fight
 factorization;  factorisation
 basic factor;  (medical) predisposition;  diathesis
 contributing cause;  exciting cause;  incentive;  motive
 convention;  tired tradition;  old custom
 to be associated (with);  to be connected (with)
 source, cause of an accident
 named after;  associated with;  connected with
 primary cause;  main factor
 to be due to;  to be caused by;  to depend on;  to turn on;  to be based on;  to come from
 to persuade someone to accept the inevitable
 Hon'inbō;  Honinbo;  grand master of the game of go
 investigation (to determine the cause of something)
 the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering)
 prime factorization;  prime decomposition
 to give rise to;  to cause
 sow evil and reap evil;  evil acts bring evil outcomes
 cause and effect;  causality
 gene;  genetic factor;  genetic element
 dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
 Hare of Inaba (Japanese myth)
 hetuvidya (ancient Indian logic for determining right from wrong, truth from falsehood, etc.)
 good cause (that will bring a good reward);  good deed
 cause and effect;  karma;  retribution;  an evil cause producing an evil effect
 causative microorganism;  pathogenic bacteria;  pathogen
 good action lead to good rewards;  one good turn deserves another
 immediate cause;  proximate cause
 cause analysis;  causal analysis;  diagnosis
 by the way;  in this connection;  incidentally;  in passing
 Hare of Inaba (Japanese myth)
 dependent arising;  doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
 originating;  causing;  beginning
 primary factor;  main cause
 actio libera in causa;  manufacturing the conditions of one's own defence (e.g. getting drunk in order to commit a crime)
 the swiftness of retributive justice
 retribution spanning the three temporal worlds (present, past, future)
 to give rise to;  to cause
 reason;  significance;  cause
 originating;  causing;  beginning
 Hon'inbō Tournament (annual professional go competition);  Honinbo Tournament
 three causes of Buddha nature
 according to;  by (means of);  due to;  because of
 the sins of the father shall be visited upon the son
 therefore;  consequently;  accordingly;  for that reason
 according to;  by (means of);  due to;  because of
 depending largely on;  playing a large role in;  due largely to
 depending largely on;  playing a large role in;  due largely to
 as such;  for that reason;  therefore;  consequently
 recombinant gene splicing
 conventional morality;  conventional morals
 macrophage migration inhibitory factor;  MMIF
 lethal factor;  lethal gene
 Rh factor (Rhesus factor)
 natural moisturizing factor;  NMF
 zero divisor;  null factor;  nil factor
 environmental loss time;  external loss time
 consideration (in contract law, the thing given or done by the promisee in exchange for the promise)
 direct cause;  proximate cause
 Inshū dialect (spoken in eastern Tottori)
 tumor necrosis factor (e.g. cachexin);  tumour necrosis factor;  TNF
 epidermal growth factor;  EGF
 death by physical trauma;  violent death;  exogenous death;  death by an external cause
 three causes of Buddha nature
 tissue plasminogen activator;  tPA;  PLAT
 vascular endothelial growth factor;  VEGF
 to become pregnant with an illegitimate child
 no matter how unfortunate it is, you cannot stop love;  falling in love is an unfortunate fate
 death from natural causes
 insulin-like growth factor;  IGF