Cause & grounds
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完璧を求めるがゆえに、彼はいつまでも作品を世に出せずにいる。
ENIt is precisely because he seeks perfection that he can never bring himself to release his work to the world.
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情報が不足しているがゆえの誤解であって、悪意があったわけではない。
ENIt was a misunderstanding arising from a lack of information, not something born of ill will.
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若さゆえの過ちと言ってしまえばそれまでだが、責任は免れない。
ENYou could dismiss it as a mistake born of youth, and that would be that, but he cannot escape responsibility for it.
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その研究は前例がないゆえに、評価する側も判断に苦しんでいる。
ENBecause the research is entirely unprecedented, even those tasked with evaluating it are struggling to reach a judgment.
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母国を離れて暮らす者ゆえ、故郷への思いは人一倍強い。
ENBeing someone who lives far from his homeland, his longing for home is stronger than most.
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君の将来を思えばこそ、あえて厳しいことを言っているのだ。
ENIt is precisely because I care about your future that I am deliberately saying these harsh things.
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健康であればこそ、こうして好きな仕事に打ち込むことができる。
ENIt is only because I have my health that I can throw myself into the work I love like this.
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互いに信頼していればこそ、忌憚のない議論も成り立つのだ。
ENIt is only because we trust one another that frank, unreserved debate is even possible.
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困難な時期を共に乗り越えたればこそ、今の強い絆がある。
ENIt is precisely because we weathered those difficult times together that we now have such a strong bond.
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十年ぶりの優勝とあって、街全体がお祭り騒ぎに沸いた。
ENWith it being their first championship in ten years, the entire town erupted into festive celebration.
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著名な作家の講演会とあって、会場は満員となった。
ENAs it was a lecture by a renowned author, the venue was filled to capacity.
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連休最終日とあって、高速道路は各地で激しい渋滞に見舞われた。
ENBeing the last day of the holiday weekend, the expressways were hit by severe traffic jams in various areas.
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世界的な景気後退とあって、各企業は投資を控えざるを得なかった。
ENWith a global economic downturn underway, companies had no choice but to hold back on investment.
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部下の前で大見得を切った手前、今さら失敗したとは言い出せない。
ENHaving made such grand boasts in front of my subordinates, I can hardly admit now that I failed.
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自分から言い出した手前、途中で投げ出すわけにはいかない。
ENSince I was the one who proposed it in the first place, I can't very well abandon it halfway.
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世話になっている手前、その頼みを無下に断ることもできなかった。
ENBeing indebted to him, I couldn't very well turn down his request outright.
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大丈夫だと請け合った手前、後には引けなくなってしまった。
ENHaving assured everyone it would be fine, I ended up with no way to back out.
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子供ではあるまいし、そのくらいのことは自分で判断してほしい。
ENYou're not a child, after all — I'd like you to decide something like that on your own.
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素人ではあるまいし、この程度のミスは許されないだろう。
ENYou're hardly an amateur, so a blunder of this level surely can't be excused.
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初めて会うわけではあるまいし、そう緊張することもないだろう。
ENIt's not as if you're meeting for the first time, so there's no need to be so nervous.
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神様ではあるまいし、未来のことまで正確に予測できるはずがない。
ENI'm no god, after all — there's no way I could predict the future with any accuracy.
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雨も上がったことだし、そろそろ出発するとしよう。
ENThe rain has let up, so let's go ahead and set off soon.
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予算も承認されたことだし、いよいよ本格的に計画を進められる。
ENNow that the budget has been approved, we can finally push the plan forward in earnest.
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皆も揃ったことだし、そろそろ会議を始めましょうか。
ENNow that everyone is here, shall we go ahead and begin the meeting?
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体調も回復したことだし、来週から職場に復帰するつもりだ。
ENNow that my health has recovered, I intend to return to work starting next week.
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彼は物事を悲観的に捉えるきらいがある。
ENHe has a tendency to view things pessimistically.
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この報告書は結論を急ぎすぎるきらいがあり、論拠が薄い。
ENThis report has a tendency to rush to its conclusions, and its supporting grounds are thin.
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専門家は往々にして議論を難解にしすぎるきらいがある。
ENExperts all too often have a tendency to make their arguments needlessly abstruse.
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彼女は何事も一人で抱え込むきらいがあるので、周囲が心配している。
ENShe has a tendency to shoulder everything on her own, which worries those around her.
This theme gathers the advanced N1 expressions Japanese uses to state a cause, reason, or grounds with a formal, literary, or nuanced register. Several are stiff, written, or emphatic forms — 「完璧を求めるがゆえに」 and 「君の将来を思えばこそ」 add weight and emphasis to a reason, 「十年ぶりの優勝とあって」 reports a special circumstance and its natural consequence, and 「自分から言い出した手前」 expresses obligation born of one's own position. Others carry a distinct tone: 「子供ではあるまいし」 rebukes with 'it's not as if…,' 「雨も上がったことだし」 offers a casual justification for acting, and 「悲観的に捉えるきらいがある」 names an unfavorable tendency — the kind of phrasing found in essays, news, business, and thoughtful speech.