[køhaikoēt] (v, exp) EN: cause ; produce ; lead to ; create ; result in ; bring about ; engenderFR: provoquer ; causer ; susciter ; produire ; engendrer
v. t. 1. Same as cause; as, the roaring stock market led to an increase in the purchase of big-ticket items during the 1996 Christmas season. Syn. -- result in, lead to. [ PJC ]
2. to be a contributory cause of; as, IBM's inattention to the needs of individual users led to the demise of OS/2 as a viable alternative to Windows 95. Syn. -- be conducive to, contribute to, lead to, conduce to. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
[つづく, tsuduku] (v5k, vi) (1) (See に続く) to continue; to last; to go on; (2) to be unbroken; (3) to occur again and again; (4) to lead to; to connect to; (P)#2415
[いたる, itaru] (v5r, vi) (1) (文語) to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain; (2) to lead to (a place); to get to; (3) (arch) to come; to arrive; to result in; (P)#2478
[まねく, maneku] (v5k, vt) (1) to invite; to ask; (2) to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to; (3) to call in; to send for; to summon; (4) to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in; (P)#8189
[シャワーこうか, shawa-kouka] (n) (See 噴水効果) shower effect (theory that placing high-selling items on the upper floors of a department store will lead to increased sales in the lower floors)