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