リユウ
Meanings
Noun
1. reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
Pitch accent
リ
ユウ
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
reason for being; raison d'être
rationalization; justification
ratio decidendi; reason for a verdict
Examples (126 in total)
I don't know the reason.
The reason was unclear.
I need to know the reasons why.
I understand why you're concerned.
You have no reason to be afraid.
No one knows the reason.
Why did you cry?
There are various reasons.
The reasons are as follows.
The reason for declaring war is not certain.
What caused the fire?
Do you know the reason?
There has to be a reason.
I can understand why you might not want to go.
Tell me the reason you didn't come yesterday.
The reason is very simple.
She did not come for a certain reason.
I don't know why my stomach hurts.
He was excused by reason of his age.
I don't know the reason why she isn't coming.
Is this why they are not popular?
If the reason to buy is its cheapness, I won't buy it.
The reason she killed herself is unknown.
I have no reason to lie to you.
On account of this, I can't attend the party.
You have no cause for anger.
Over-sleeping is no excuse for being late.
There is no reason for me to apologize.
There is no cause for complaint.
There is no reason why he should be dismissed.
Tom got fired from his job for stealing.
There are a number of superficial reasons.
He resigned on the grounds that he was ill.
This is why I quit the job.
There are various reasons why a house may be left vacant.
She quit her job for some reason.
This is why Yoshio has caught a cold.
What is the reason you want to enter this college?
This is the reason why he did it.
I know why he did it.
Do you know why he wasn't at school?
This is the reason I came here.
Tell me why she's crying.
Tell me the reason why you married her.
Tell me the reason you were absent from school yesterday.
I explained the reason in detail.
Tell me the reason why you were late for school.
There was a good reason for this.
There seem to be several reasons for that.
The reasons for our failure are as follows.
He set out his reasons clearly.
Is that why you dropped out of school?
I refused it for personal reasons.
Why did you decide to get divorced?
He insulted me without any reason.
This is the reason why I didn't come yesterday.
Tell me the reason why they are absent.
What's your main reason for studying French?
Is there any reason not to go to the beach today?
I am ignorant of the reason for their quarrel.
She has her reasons for doing that.
I don't know why, but sales have increased.
He was dismissed on the grounds that he was lazy.
I don't know why he quit the company.
We learned why the French Revolution broke out.
She quit her job because of the low pay and long hours.
I don't know the reason why he went there.
Is it necessary for me to explain the reason to him?
There seem to be several reasons for his failure.
Nobody knows why he left the town.
I wrote to him for quite another reason.
He's ill. That's why he's not here.
I began to understand the reason why he hated me.
I don't get why you changed your mind.
The reason he was absent was that he had a severe headache.
I see no reason why I shouldn't accept her offer.
We have no reason for staying here.
The pilot explained to us why the landing was delayed.
I have no particular reason to do so.
The reason why he left the tennis club is obscure.
Women seem to like him for some reason.
These are not sufficient reasons for breaking the promise.
He gave up the plan for economic reasons.
We have every reason to believe him innocent.
There is no reason for you to feel inferior to anyone.
He has his reasons for staying there.
That's not the reason I came to Australia.
It's no use for him to try to find out the real reason.
Tom doesn't know why Mary left Boston.
Tell me the reason why you want to live in the countryside.
Americans admire Lincoln for his honesty.
She had, I thought, no reason to do what she did.
I know the reason, but I can't tell you.
There is no reason why I shouldn't do it.
There is no reason why I should help him.
For this reason, I can't go with you.
There are a good many reasons why you shouldn't do it.
There must be some reason for what he has done.
They were suspicious of him, and not without reason.
Do you have any special reason why you want to go to America?
She didn't show up at the party, but nobody knows why.
I don't understand why she doesn't love me anymore.
A smart dog never barks for no reason.
I think that's the reason Tom doesn't have any friends.
There are several good reasons why I have a freezer.
Only afterward did he explain why he did it.
Why do you think soccer isn't popular in the US?
This is the reason that she succeeded as a pop singer.
He appealed to lack of funds as a reason for the failure of his enterprise.
Each person has various reasons for going on a trip abroad.
Please tell me why you don't eat meat.
The committee rejected the proposal on the ground that it was impractical.
Of all the possible reasons, he chose the least expected one.
They accused the teacher of being too strict with the children.
Is there some reason you're saving these old bottles?
The president gave up the idea because it was not practical.
The company turned him down for no apparent reason.
You can’t say that the Earth is flat just because Minecraft is flat!
No one knows the real reason why we love dogs.
The reason why we cannot support his view will be given below.
In many countries, the main reason that people come to big cities is because of work.
Tom had a good reason for not paying his rent on time.
The lake was ringed by a fence, apparently for health and safety reasons.
Just because I'm a wolf, everyone assumes I'm a bad guy.
I have every reason to believe that he is innocent of the crime.
He lost his position only because he refused to tell a lie.