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福
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Medicine
mumps; epidemic parotitis
Examples
おたふくかぜは伝染病である。
Mumps is an infectious disease.
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Derogatory
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
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Abbreviation
humorous mask of a homely woman's face
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fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe
Examples
禍福は糾える縄の如し。
When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.
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Idiomatic expression
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
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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
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Proverb
laugh and grow fat; good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
