福

compound interest table

beatification

physicians' pavilion (in Heian Palace)

fukuchilite

Hokkien (language); Fukien; Fujian

shrine maiden employed temporarily during the Tōka Ebisu festival

Fujian; Fukien

Company name

Fukuda Corporation

to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed

employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits

social welfare

welfare institution; welfare facility

to seek happiness; to pursue happiness

(plump and) happy-looking

Medicine

mumps; epidemic parotitis

Idiomatic expression

to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

child welfare

Proverb; Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)

there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; there is fortune in leftovers

to be blissful; to be very happy

public welfare

Proverb

laugh and grow fat; good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile

Law

Child Welfare Act

welfare work

health and welfare