縁 - affinity, relation, connection

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses

fate; destiny

omen; sign of luck

unrelated; unconnected; irrelevant; indifferent; divorced from; having nothing to do with one; being foreign to one

(picture) frame

breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past)

rim; brim; edge; brink

marriage proposal; marriage talks

blood relationship; consanguinity

open veranda; open verandah

employment of workers through personal connections; hiring through personal connections; nepotism

edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road)