happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
lottery; tombola; drawing
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
lottery; tombola; drawing
happiness in the next world
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
god of fortune; god of wealth
lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
welfare institution; welfare facility
to seek happiness; to pursue happiness
level of happiness; degree of happiness
large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
(plump and) happy-looking
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
happiness and prosperity; Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
good luck charm; something that encourages or invites good luck
Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; (lit.) there is fortune in leftovers
pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)
to be blissful; to be very happy
plump ears (large, fleshy earlobes), said to bring good fortune
fortune; happiness and prosperity
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
(Edo-period) account book
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
parched beans scattered on Setsubun
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
the Gospel according to John (book of the Bible)
happiness and good fortune
welfare office; social security office
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
social welfare service corporation
the Gospel according to Matthew (book of the Bible)
welfare policy; social welfare measures
person blessed with many children
bunbuku chagama (a mythical raccoon dog transformed into a teapot)
licensed social worker; certified social worker
the Gospel according to Luke (book of the Bible)
good and bad fortune, and weal and woe
may their soul rest in peace
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
Gospel of John (book of the Bible)
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
Gospel of Matthew (book of the Bible)
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
large broad bean; (boiled and sweetened) broad bean
nursing home; welfare facility for the elderly
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
welfare official; welfare worker
psychology for human services
evangelicalism; evangelism
evangelist; gospeler; gospeller
heavenly blessing; Tenpuku era (1233.4.15-1234.11.5)
well-being; welfare; benefits and happiness
the Gospel according to Mark (book of the Bible)
welfare for the handicapped
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
being perfectly happy and prosperous; wealth and happiness
visiting Fukuoka; coming to Fukuoka
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
evangelist (i.e. Matthew, Mark, Luke or John)
Gospel of Mark (book of the Bible)
national interests and the people's welfare
social welfare service; social services; social work
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
peace and happiness; health and happiness; well-being; welfare
anko-coated mochi (from Ise, Mie pref.)
there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; (lit.) there is fortune in leftovers
lucky bamboo branch (sold during the Toka Ebisu festival in early January)
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
intensive-care old people's home
Gospel of Luke (book of the Bible)
humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)
fukugi (Garcinia subelliptica); happiness tree
(plump and) happy-looking
mumps; epidemic parotitis
there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; (lit.) there is fortune in leftovers
happiness in the next world
Kofuku-no-Kagaku; The Institute for Research in Human Happiness (religion founded in Japan in 1986)
good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
right to the pursuit of happiness
out with the demon, in with fortune; devils out, good luck in
mumps; epidemic parotitis
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
large broad bean; (boiled and sweetened) broad bean
swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine; tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)
assistive products (e.g. wheel chairs, hearing aids, etc.)
prosperity; happiness; blessedness and joy
vehicle for disabled persons; assistive vehicle
unscrupulous business practices based on an appeal to one's social conscience; sales methods in which someone falsely claims to represent a charitable organization
net national welfare; NNW
Gospel of Thomas (apocryphal) (book of the Bible)
don't despair because you're the last to take your pick; you can find treasures in leftovers; one man's trash is another's treasure
don't despair because you're the last to take your pick; you can find treasures in leftovers; one man's trash is another's treasure
happiness and comfort; happiness and peace
physicians' pavilion (in Heian Palace)
care telephone (e.g. for the aged, disabled, etc.)
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
calamity, good fortune, success and failure
type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China
good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
poverty is the greatest motivator; poverty is the mother of invention
in-home welfare service; home-based care
Hokkien (language); Fukien; Fujian