This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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所縁
ゆかり
related to (some person or place); affinity; connection
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へり
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; hem; margin; fringe; selvage; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
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因、縁
よし
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
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江に
えん、えにし、えに、え
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection; family ties; affinity; opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship); pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes); narrow open-air veranda
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因、便
よすが、よすか
something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
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ふち
rim; brim; edge; brink
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血縁

けつえん
blood relative or relationship; consanguinity
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因縁

いんねん、いんえん
fate; destiny; connection; tie; bond; origin; pretext; justification; hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)
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縁起

えんぎ
omen; sign of luck; origin; causation
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絶縁

ぜつえん
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation