fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
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
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
marriage proposal; marriage talks
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
divorce; dissolution of adoption
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); 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
to be fated to; be linked by fate
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
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
open verandah; open veranda
separation; divorce; severing of connections
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
broad or spacious veranda; eaves
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
territorial relationship; regional bond
person (or their spirit) who died with no one to tend their grave
god of marriage; matchmaker
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
de facto wife; common-law wife
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
fringe; rim; periphery; borders; outskirts
close relation (association)
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
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
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
related species; allied species
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
electrical tape; insulating tape; friction tape
de facto husband; common-law husband
periphery; margin; rim; penumbra
de facto marriage; common-law marriage; living together as husband and wife without formal marriage
to be related to someone by blood
old relationship; old acquaintance
affinity; family relationship
karma from a previous existence
inscrutable are the ways people are brought together; there is no telling how people are brought together
cemetery for those who left no relatives behind; potter's field
a meeting by chance is preordained
divorce; unrealized marriage (prospects); unrealised marriage
to marry off; to give in marriage
double marriage (in the same family); intermarriage
(having) a close relationship (with)
inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together
veranda with bamboo flooring
pratyekabuddha (one who achieves enlightenment without a teacher)
tomb of someone with no relatives to mourn their death
even a chance meeting can lead to a deep bond
relative; person to whom one is close
social group with common ties to a region
triangular-rimmed ancient mirror decorated with gods and animals
consanguineous group; kin group
connection; relationship; origin; reason; motive (e.g. for an act)
eastern edge; east margin
rim of bowl or vessel; peristome
(historic) a temple in which women seeking release from marriage could take refuge
change of fortune; trying to change one's luck
relative; relation; family tie
blood relation; blood relative
western edge; west margin
(system of) extending complicity for a crime to the criminal's family members
regular adoption (official adoption with the consent of both parties and without dissolving the relationship with the biological parents)
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)
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
society in which individuals are isolated and have weak personal links between each other
all-encompassing mercy of the Buddha
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
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