“I silently smiled at my incessant good fortune.”
“Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune.”
“I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me. But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.”
“When a zashiki warashi came to live with you, good fortune smiled upon the whole house.”
“I smile at you, hinting at the pleasures ahead, and silently point to the zip at the back of my dress…”
“The people’s good fortune is my misfortune!”