- cause; origin; source
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb
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The following is thought to be one of the reasons stress damages the stomach's mucous membrane.
I've got to find the cause quickly, get out of this slump and live up to Mr. Tanizaki's expectations.
Due to this a lot of time was lost, it's possible that if it wasn't for this accident the final stage of the race would have been better.
When I looked at the explanatory notes under the posts list I realized what was causing it.
It is the drop in the rice pricing (blamed on consumers' loss of interest in rice and the freeing up of the international market) that is the cause.