Dictionary: “縁”

marriage proposal;marriage talks

engawa

omen;sign of luck

origin;history;causation

bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish);meat at the base of a fin

dependent arising

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

marriage;marriage tie;love knot

relation;connection;affinity

bench

out of sight;in the background;unnoticed

relative;relation

talisman;lucky charm

separation;divorce;severing of connections

forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.)

temple festival;fair;fete day

having little prospect of marriage

adoption

something to rely on;aid;clue;way;means

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

connection (to a person, place, etc.);relation;affinity

don't try to force good things to happen

recruiting (inviting application for) through personal connections

rimless (e.g. glasses)

to be related to someone by blood

nepotism

to marry

unrelated;unconnected

to marry off;to give in marriage

to border;to fringe;to hem;to edge

unsung hero;person who does a thankless task

deckle-edged (e.g. paper)

marriage

relative;person to whom one is close

related person;relative

distantly related

coreid bug

hard work gone unnoticed;thankless task

marriage contract

violet

crony capitalism

inscrutable are the ways people are brought together;there is no telling how people are brought together;marriages are made in heaven

veranda edge

inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together

to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse);to break off (with)

having no relation with whatsoever;having nothing to do with;alien

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

related family

(historic) a temple in which women seeking release from marriage could take refuge