celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
lottery; tombola; drawing
god of fortune; god of wealth
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
happiness in the next world; heavenly bliss; repose of one's soul
Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyūshū)
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
Fukui Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
happiness and prosperity; Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
level of happiness; degree of happiness
(plump and) happy-looking
to seek happiness; to pursue happiness
Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
parched beans scattered on Setsubun
welfare institution; welfare facility
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
good luck charm; something that encourages or invites good luck
fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe
pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)
plump ears (large, fleshy earlobes), said to bring good fortune
to be blissful; to be very happy
consultant at a children's welfare center; child welfare comissioner
there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; (lit.) there is fortune in leftovers
fortune; happiness and prosperity
(Edo-period) account book
the Gospel according to John (book of the Bible)
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
happiness and good fortune
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; humorous mask of a homely woman's face
welfare office; social security office
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
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
welfare policy; social welfare measures
the Gospel according to Luke (book of the Bible)
good and bad fortune, and weal and woe
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
may your soul rest in peace; I pray for your happiness in the afterlife
licensed social worker; certified social worker
Gospel of John (book of the Bible)
welfare official; welfare worker
Gospel of Matthew (book of the Bible)
Japanese Council of Social Welfare
large broad bean; (boiled and sweetened) broad bean
shrine maiden employed temporarily during the Tōka Ebisu festival
Fukushima Prefectural Police (abbr)
psychology for human services
evangelist; gospeler; gospeller
evangelicalism; evangelism
Fukuoka Prefectural Police (abbr)
social welfare service corporation
the Gospel according to Mark (book of the Bible)
bringing luck and good fortune
well-being; welfare; benefits and happiness
being perfectly happy and prosperous; wealth and happiness
visiting Fukuoka; coming to Fukuoka
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
evangelist (i.e. Matthew, Mark, Luke or John)
anko-coated mochi (from Ise, Mie pref.)
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
nursing home; welfare facility for the elderly
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)
Fukui Prefectural Police (abbr)
peace and happiness; health and happiness; well-being; welfare
fukugi (Garcinia subelliptica); happiness tree
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)
right to the pursuit of happiness
lucky bamboo branch (sold during the Toka Ebisu festival in early January)
Fukui Prefectural University
good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
Keifuku Electric Railroad
Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons
there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; (lit.) there is fortune in leftovers
International University of Health and Welfare
Labour Welfare Corporation
out with the demon, in with fortune; devils out, good luck in
psychiatric social worker; PSW; certified mental health social worker
Kofuku-no-Kagaku; The Institute for Research in Human Happiness (religion founded in Japan in 1986)
Welfare and Medical Service Agency
the five blessings (health, wealth, longevity, love of virtue and dying a natural death)
swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine; tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
strawberry mochi; strawberry daifuku
Fukuoka Women's University
Fukuyama Women's Junior College
Fukushima Women's Junior College
Fukuoka Women's Junior College
Fukuokajo Gakuin University
The Japanese Association of Psychology for Human Services
bean daifuku; mame daifuku
University of Fukuchiyama
Japanese Society for the Study of Social Welfare; JSSSW
Fukuoka Prefectural University
Japanese Research Association for Community Development
Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Nursing University
Hirosaki University of Health and Welfare
Japan Society of Judicial Social Services; JSJSS
Fukuoka International University
Japanese Society for the Study of Human Welfare and Culture
Fukuyama Heisei University
good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
Fukuoka University of Education
Japan Institute of Social Services and Informatics
Fukui University of Technology
Fukuoka Institute of Technology
Shizuoka University of Welfare
Fukushima Medical University
Fukui Health Sciences University
Tokyo University of Social Welfare
Kansai University of Welfare Sciences
Pension Welfare Service Public Corporation
Act on Welfare of Mentally Retarded Persons
Kobe Health Welfare University
mental disability certificate; mental disability handbook
Japan Welfare Education College
Takasaki University of Health and Welfare
Kanagawa University of Human Services
Japanese Federation of Mental Health and Welfare
do not despair because you are the last to take your pick; you can find treasures in leftovers; one man's trash is another's treasure
Japanese Council of Social Welfare
Gunma University of Health and Welfare
Niigata University of Health and Welfare
Akita University of Nursing and Welfare
Kyushu University of Nursing and Social Welfare
Kyushu University of Health and Welfare
Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
Social Welfare and Medical Service Corporation
Fukuoka International University of Health and Welfare
Kyushu Nutrition Welfare University
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
easy-to-use telephone equipment provided free of charge or at a rebated cost for elderly or disabled who live alone
poverty is the greatest motivator; poverty is the mother of invention
Gospel of Thomas (apocryphal text)
Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art
Fukui Prefectural Museum of Art
Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
Mental Health and Welfare Law
Fukui National College of Technology
Hirafuku Memorial Art Museum
gross national happiness (philosophy that guides the government of Bhutan); GNH
evacuation shelter for the elderly or infirm
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
assistive products (e.g. wheel chairs, hearing aids, etc.)
prosperity gospel (theology)
Health and Welfare Research Institute
Industrial Technology Center of Fukui Prefecture
vehicle for disabled persons; assistive vehicle
Fukushima Industries Corporation
in-home welfare service; home-based care
calamity, good fortune, success and failure
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (Japanese pro baseball team)
fortune follows the virtuous, calamity befalls the wicked; heaven rewards the good and punishes the evil
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
happiness and comfort; happiness and peace
prosperity; happiness; blessedness and joy