因縁

Meanings

1. Noun

   fate; destiny
2. connection; tie; bond; origin
3. pretext; justification
4. hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)

• あいつに因縁いんねんを付つけられた。

  He made up a pretext for a fight with me.

• 早はやくこの世よを去さったのも彼女かのじょの因縁いんねんだ。

  It was her fate to die young.

• ４８歳さいの川勝良一監督かんとくはことし６月ろくがつに福岡ふくおかを引ひき継ついだが、４６歳さいの松田監督かんとくとは因縁いんねん浅あさからぬ関係かんけいだ。

  The 48-year-old Ryouichi Kawakatsu took over as coach at Fukuoka in June this year, but his fate is closely linked with that of 46-year-old Matsuda.