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N1 Noun

(きょう)bad luck, bad fortune, evil, wickedness

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    1. Noun

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      bad luck, ill fortune, misfortune

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      (きょう)のおみくじをお(てら)()(むす)ぶ。

      Tie the fortune slip of bad luck to the tree at the temple. {bad luck, bad fortune, evil, wickedness}

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      あの(とき)のあの判断(はんだん)は、(きち)ではなくて(きょう)だった。

      That decision made at that time was not good luck, but bad fortune. {bad luck, bad fortune, evil, wickedness}

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      (うらな)いで(きょう)()たので、(なに)(わる)いことが()きるのでしょう。

      The fortune-telling showed bad luck, so something bad might happen. {bad luck, bad fortune, evil, wickedness}

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      まさか試験(しけん)(ひか)えている(とき)におみくじで(きょう)()いてしまうとは…。不吉(ふきつ)だ。

      I can't believe I drew bad luck in a fortune slip just before my exam... This is ominous. {bad luck, bad fortune, evil, wickedness}

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      (きょう)のおみくじを帳消(ちょうけ)しにするべく、彼女(かのじょ)今度(こんど)こそ大吉(だいきち)()こうと意気込(いきご)んでいる。

      In order to nullify the bad fortune from her previous fortune slip, she is now determined to draw a 'great luck' one this time. {bad luck, bad fortune, evil, wickedness}

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