前厄

まえやく

the year before a critical age, the year before an inauspicious year

厄

やく

misfortune, bad luck, evil, disaster

後厄

あとやく

the year following an inauspicious year

困厄

こんやく

distress, disaster

厄災

やくさい

calamity, disaster, accident

厄難

やくなん

calamity, evil, misfortune

厄日

やくび

unlucky day, evil day

苦厄

くやく

hardship and misfortune

厄介

やっかい

trouble, burden, nuisance, bother, worry

大厄

たいやく

calamity, disaster, great misfortune, grand climacteric

災厄

さいやく

calamity, disaster, accident

厄年

やくどし

unlucky year, critical age

本厄

ほんやく

critical year in one's life, inauspicious year

厄運

bad luck; misfortune

厄負け

やくまけ わざわいまけ

victimized by the unlucky year, victimised by the unlucky year

厄払い

やくはらい やくばらい

exorcism, ceremonial cleansing from evil influence

厄除け

やくよけ

warding off evil

厄介者

やっかいもの

dependent, parasite, hanger-on, burden

厄介物

やっかいもの やっかいぶつ

nuisance, encumbrance