(n)(Buddh)hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)
早くこの世を去ったのも彼女の因縁だ。 It was her fate to die young.
fate; destiny
48歳の川勝良一監督はことし6月に福岡を引き継いだが、46歳の松田監督とは因縁浅からぬ関係だ。 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.
(n)low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, inc. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)→Related words:
山の手
彼女は下町で生まれ育った。 She was born and brought up on the backstreets.