因果因縁

いんがいんねん

cause and effect, karma, retribution, an evil cause producing an evil effect

因果律

いんがりつ

law of cause and effect, principle of causality

因果者

いんがもの いんがしゃ

unlucky person

因果性

いんがせい

causality

因果応報

いんがおうほう

retribution, retributive justice, karma, just deserts, poetic justice, reward and punishment for one's past behavior

因果法則

いんがほうそく

law of causality

三世因果

さんぜいんが

the law of causality governs the past, present, and future three generations

因果関係

いんがかんけい

consequence, causal relationship, nexus

因果覿面

いんがてきめん

the swiftness of retributive justice

因果を含める

いんがをふくめる

to persuade someone to accept the inevitable

惚れたが因果

ほれたがいんが

no matter how unfortunate it is, you cannot stop love; falling in love is an unfortunate fate

因果の胤を宿す

いんがのたねをやどす

to become pregnant with an illegitimate child

親の因果が子に報う

おやのいんががこにむくう

the sins of the father shall be visited upon the son

善因善果

ぜんいんぜんか

good action lead to good rewards, one good turn deserves another

悪因悪果

あくいんあっか

sowing and reaping evil

原因結果

げんいんけっか

cause and effect, causality

因

いん

hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions)

因となり果となる

いんとなりかとなる いんとなりはてとなる

to constitute the cause and effect

果

か

enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice)