Words — 239 found
かまお
お竈を起こす
1. to make a fortuneIdiomatic expression, Obsolete term
お竈を興す 【おかまをおこす】
たいまい
大枚をはたく
1. to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
大枚を叩く 【たいまいをはたく】
しょうもんらいふく
笑門来福
1. good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smileSee also 笑う門には福来る, from Chinese 打開笑門福自來
しょうもんふくらい
笑門福来
1. good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smileSee also 笑う門には福来る, from Chinese 打開笑門福自來
かまどお
竈を起こす
1. to make a fortune; to build family wealthIdiomatic expression, Rare term
2. to become the head of a familyIdiomatic expression, Rare term
えんぎ
縁起がいい
1. of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
縁起が良い 【えんぎがいい】、縁起が良い 【えんぎがよい】、縁起がよい 【えんぎがよい】
ぶうんちょうきゅう
武運長久
1. everlasting fortune in battle; continued luck in warYojijukugo (four character compound)
びじんはくめい
美人薄命
1. beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die youngYojijukugo (four character compound)
ふううんじ
風雲児
1. lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune
1. heir; successor
2. family estate; family fortune; inheritance
3. headship of a familyHistorical term
わざわてんふく
災いを転じて福となす
1. to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantageIdiomatic expression, See also 災い転じて福となす わざわいてんじてふくとなす
禍を転じて福となす 【わざわいをてんじてふくとなす】、禍を転じて福と為す 【わざわいをてんじてふくとなす】、災いを転じて福と為す 【わざわいをてんじてふくとなす】
ざいさんく
財産を食いつぶす
1. to run through one's fortune (in idleness)
財産を食い潰す 【ざいさんをくいつぶす】
わざわてんふく
災い転じて福となす
1. to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantageIdiomatic expression
災い転じて福と成す 【わざわいてんじてふくとなす】
しゃくしかほう
杓子果報
1. coming by ample servings of delicious food; being blessed with good fortuneYojijukugo (four character compound)