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)
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
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
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)
lottery; tombola; drawing
happiness in the next world
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)
god of fortune; god of wealth
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
to seek happiness; to pursue happiness
welfare institution; welfare facility
level of happiness; degree of happiness
(plump and) happy-looking
large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe
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
to be blissful; to be very happy
pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)
plump ears (large, fleshy earlobes), said to bring good fortune
fortune; happiness and prosperity
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
(Edo-period) account book
parched beans scattered on Setsubun
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
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)
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
the Gospel according to Luke (book of the Bible)
licensed social worker; certified social worker
good and bad fortune, and weal and woe
may their soul rest in peace
Gospel of John (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
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)
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
nursing home; welfare facility for the elderly
large broad bean; (boiled and sweetened) broad bean
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
psychology for human services
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
evangelist; gospeler; gospeller
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
evangelicalism; evangelism
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
well-being; welfare; benefits and happiness
the Gospel according to Mark (book of the Bible)
heavenly blessing; Tenpuku era (1233.4.15-1234.11.5)
welfare for the handicapped
being perfectly happy and prosperous; wealth and happiness
evangelist (i.e. Matthew, Mark, Luke or John)
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
visiting Fukuoka; coming to Fukuoka
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)
peace and happiness; health and happiness; well-being; welfare
social welfare service; social services; social work
anko-coated mochi (from Ise, Mie pref.)
national interests and the people's welfare
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
(plump and) happy-looking
mumps; epidemic parotitis
fukugi (Garcinia subelliptica); happiness tree
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)
lucky bamboo branch (sold during the Toka Ebisu festival in early January)
Gospel of Luke (book of the Bible)
intensive-care old people's home
happiness in the next world
Kofuku-no-Kagaku; The Institute for Research in Human Happiness (religion founded in Japan in 1986)
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
right to the pursuit of happiness
out with the demon, in with fortune; devils out, good luck in
there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; (lit.) there is fortune in leftovers
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