yaku
1. misfortune; bad luck
2. unlucky year; critical year
★ Common
Noun
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unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster
1. misfortune; bad luck
2. unlucky year; critical year
1. the trouble is ...; to make matters worse
1. troublesome matter; burden
1. calamity; disaster
1. driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
1. exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
2. exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
1. escape from evil; exorcism
1. calamity; disaster
1. critical year in one's life; inauspicious year
1. bad luck; misfortune