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~ためだ ~ため(に)

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Because of ~ for the sake of ~

この村は医者がいないために、病気の時は隣の町までいかなければならない。

This village has no doctor, so when they are sick, they have to go to the next town.

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~によって… ~による (A)

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Because of ~

今年のインフルエンザは、今までにない型のウイルスによるものである

This year’s influenza was caused by a virus of a type never seen before.

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~によって… ~による (B)

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By using the method of ~, do…

外国語を学ぶことによってその国の人たちの考え方も知ることができる。

By learning a foreign language, we can also learn how people in that country think.

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~から… ~ことから…

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Because of ~ … I conclude that ~

顔がよく似ていることから、二人は親子だとすぐすぐに分かった。

The two were immediately recognizable as father and son because of their facial resemblance.

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おかげだ~ おかげで~ / せいだ~ せいで~

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(お) Thanks to… (positive) (せ) thanks to… (negative)

(お)天気のいい日が続いたおかげで、工事が早く終わった。
(せ)最近忙しかったせいで、かなり疲れている。

(お)Thanks to the good weather, the construction work was finished early.
(せ)I am quite tired because I have been busy lately.

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~のだから…

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Is the natural consequence of… (Follows along naturally)

世界は広いのだから、いろいろな習慣があるのは徒然だ。

The world is a big place, so it is only natural that there are many different customs.

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