fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
marriage proposal; marriage talks
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to be fated; to be linked by fate
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
divorce; dissolution of adoption
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
fate; chance; relationship; tie
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
relation; connection; affinity
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
marriage; marriage tie; love knot; spiritual connection (to a person, object); spiritual tie; fated connection
forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.); adoption
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
open veranda; open verandah
yōkai appearing as a beautiful woman who seduces men leading them to ruin and ultimately death
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
separation; divorce; severing of connections
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
broad veranda; spacious veranda; eaves
territorial relationship; regional bond
god of marriage; matchmaker
person (or their spirit) who died with no one to tend their grave
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
de facto wife; common-law wife
close relation (association)
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
fringe; rim; periphery; borders; outskirts
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
making a connection (with Buddha)
special adoption; plenary adoption; adoption in which the relationship with the biological parents is dissolved
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
employment of workers through personal connections; hiring through personal connections; nepotism
related species; allied species
relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends; the relationship ends when the money runs out; the end of money is the end of love
edge; relative; relations; border
being superstitious; superstitious person
bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist; older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child
periphery; margin; rim; penumbra
electrical tape; insulating tape; friction tape
even a chance meeting can lead to a deep bond; even a chance meeting is due to the karma of a previous life
de facto husband; common-law husband
karma from a previous existence
de facto marriage; common-law marriage; living together as husband and wife without formal marriage
to be related to someone by blood
leading edge (wing, propeller, etc.)
old relationship; old acquaintance
affinity; family relationship
inscrutable are the ways people are brought together; there is no telling how people are brought together; marriages are made in heaven
cemetery for those who left no relatives behind; potter's field
to marry off; to give in marriage
divorce; unrealized marriage prospects
inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together
use of related words to enhance expression (in classical Japanese poetry or prose); semantically related words
double marriage (in the same family); intermarriage
a meeting by chance is preordained
veranda with bamboo flooring
pratyekabuddha (one who achieves enlightenment without a teacher)
tomb of someone with no relatives to mourn their death
relative; person to whom one is close
social group with common ties to a region
ancient triangular-rimmed mirror decorated with gods and animals
consanguineous group; kin group
eastern edge; east margin
rim of bowl or vessel; peristome
change of fortune; trying to change one's luck
(historic) a temple in which women seeking release from marriage could take refuge
connection; relationship; origin; reason; motive (e.g. for an act)
relative; relation; family tie
blood relation; blood relative
western edge; west margin
forest edge; forest border
regular adoption (official adoption with the consent of both parties and without dissolving the relationship with the biological parents)
(system of) extending complicity for a crime to the criminal's family members
levirate marriage; sororate marriage; marriage to deceased sibling's spouse
favorable condition (for entering the priesthood); dying in order (from oldest to youngest)
tomb of someone with no relatives to mourn their death
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
evacuating to the homes of one's relatives in the countryside in wartime
cavity margin (e.g. tooth, body)
open-air veranda with thin boards running the length of it
everything is preordained
the events of today are destined by the past; even drawing water from the same river reveals a bond from a former life; even chance relationships can be attributed to the working of fate
forward edge of the battle area
don't try to force good things to happen
even accidentally touching sleeves with a passing stranger is caused by fate
all-encompassing mercy of the Buddha
society in which individuals are isolated and have weak personal links between each other
entire margin (of a leaf); leaf edge without serrations or bumps
hard work gone unnoticed; thankless task; (lit.) a dance under a veranda; off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennōji temple
person with a special relationship (e.g. in inheritance); special relative
Buddhist theory of the twelve-fold chain of causation, interdependent origination and co-dependent arising (San: pratītya-samutpāda); twelve causal links
isolation transformer; isolating transformer; insulating transformer
related genera; associated species
insulator film; insulator tape; electrical film
(electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
insulating oil; transformer oil
insulation resistance tester
inland sea; epicontinental sea; epeiric sea; marginal sea
recruiting (inviting application for) through personal connections; private (stock) offering (subscription)
crony politics; nepotistic government
reference edge; guide edge
good fate; auspicious fate