it's ...'s fault
マネージャーは失敗は自分のせいだといった。
The manager said the failure was their fault.
多分、今日トムが来てないのはそのせいだ。
That's probably why Tom isn't here today.
俺が⸺バカな夢見たせいだ
It's because I had a stupid dream.
— Godzilla Minus One (2023)
それはまるで、その惨事が彼のせいだとでも言っているような物だ。
It was almost as if to say that the disaster was his fault.
"環境が変わったせいだ"
It’s because the environment changed.
— 箪笥<たんす> (2003)
彼は自分の成功は努力したせいだと言った。
He said that his success was due to his hard work.
一緒だった私が必要だと…私は二度と会わないと…私のせいだ
That I, who was with you, was needed… That I’d never see you again… It’s my fault.
— オッペンハイマー (2023)
集会を召集したのはマクサンスに酷いことをしたせいだ
The meeting was called because something terrible had been done to Maxence.
— コーラス (2004)
下痢もそのせいだ
The diarrhea is because of that, too.
— 火垂るの墓 (1988)
環境が変わったせいだ
It's because the environment changed.
お前のせいだ!
It's all your fault!
— ANORA アノーラ (2024)