脈絡

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 脈絡 is read as みゃくらく and means the context, thread, or connection linking parts of a story or events.
• Basic usage: It can describe being unable to follow a story's thread or seeing no apparent connection between two incidents.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The thread of a story
  • 話の脈絡が見えない means being unable to discern how the parts of a story connect. Example: 話の脈絡が見えず、結論を理解できなかった。
• A connection between events
  • 何の脈絡もない means having no connection at all, though the example presents that as an initial impression. Example: 二つの出来事には一見何の脈絡もないように思えた。