縁の遠い

えんのとおい

distantly related

縁がない

えんがない

have no relation to, have no luck with, not be fated to

縁の下

えんのした

under the floor, out of sight, in background

縁の色

ゆかりのいろ

violet

盆の縁

ぼんのふち ぼんのえん

edge of a tray

縁起の悪い

えんぎのわるい

ominous, ill-omened, sinister

縁起の良い

えんぎのいい

of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)

縁は異なもの

えんはいなもの

inscrutable are the ways people are brought together, there is no telling how people are brought together

縁の下の舞

えんのしたのまい

hard work gone unnoticed; thankless task; a dance under a veranda

縁遠い

えんどおい

unconnected, weakly related, far beyond (one's means, ability)

縁合い

えんあい

relative, person to whom one is close

縁

ゆかり ふち よすが よすか へり えん えにし えに え

relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection

他生の縁

たしょうのえん

karma from a previous existence

内縁の妻

ないえんのつま

de facto wife, common-law wife

何かの縁

なにかのえん

chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance

内縁の夫

ないえんのおっと

de facto husband; common-law husband

縁は異なもの味なもの

えんはいなものあじなもの

inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together

縁起でもない

えんぎでもない

ill omened (as in "Don't say such an ill omened thing!"), unlucky

合縁奇縁

あいえんきえん

a couple strangely but happily united, uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate