unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster

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厄介っかいNoun~な Adj.Freq #2338
1

trouble; burden; nuisance; bother; worry

Examples
そんなことをするとやっかいなことを招くことになる。
To do so is asking for trouble.
2

care; dependence; support; kindness; obligation; staying (with a person)

災厄いやくNounFreq #10563
1

calamity; disaster; accident

厄介事厄介ごとやっかいごとNounFreq #19925
1

troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle

厄介者っかいものNounFreq #26319
1

burden; nuisance; bother; troublemaker

Examples
そして彼女はいつもやっかいものです。
And she is always a troublemaker.
2

hanger-on; dependent; parasite

疫病神くびょうがみ厄病神えきびょうがみ (疫病神)NounFreq #28434
1

god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases

2

Derogatory

jinx; hoodoo; pest; odious person; plague; angel of death

厄災くさいNounFreq #29567
1

calamity; disaster; accident

厄介払いやっかい払いっかいばらいNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #36106
1

driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance

Examples
これだけで厄介払いできたら安いもので、みな大喜びした。
We were all pleased to be so cheaply quit of him.
NounFreq #37401
1

misfortune; bad luck; evil; disaster

2

Abbreviation

unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky

厄日NounFreq #48056
1

unlucky day; bad day; evil day; ill-omened day; off day

2

critical day (for a crop)

厄年どしNounFreq #68345
1

unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō)

2

bad year; annus horribilis

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