This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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因縁

いんねん、いんえん
fate; destiny; connection; tie; bond; origin; pretext; justification; hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)
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本因坊

ほんいんぼう
Honinbô; grand master of the game of go
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因果

いんが
cause and effect; karma; fate
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因みに

ちなみに
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
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遠因

えんいん
underlying cause
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成因

せいいん
origin; cause
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因る

拠る、依る、由る
よる
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from; to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at
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敗因

はいいん
cause of defeat
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素因数

そいんすう
prime factor
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因果律

いんがりつ
law of cause and effect; principle of causality