福

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)

Organization name

Tohoku Fukushi University

Proverb

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

Evangelical Church

Organization name

Fukui Prefectural University

Kofuku-no-Kagaku; The Institute for Research in Human Happiness (religion founded in Japan in 1986)

Organization name

Labour Welfare Corporation

From Chinese 打開笑門福自來

good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile

Organization name

Fukuoka Nursing College

right to the pursuit of happiness

animal welfare

Recital chanted on Setsubun during the bean-scattering ceremony

out with the demon, in with fortune; devils out, good luck in

Food, cooking

strawberry mochi; strawberry daifuku

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

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

assistive products (e.g. wheel chairs, hearing aids, etc.)

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

elderly welfare law

net national welfare; NNW

Gospel of Thomas (apocryphal text)

Proverb

ignorance is bliss

easy-to-use telephone equipment provided free of charge or at a rebated cost for elderly or disabled who live alone

millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm