御

Word usually written using kana alone; Food, cooking

glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient

Archaic

trickery; deception

Food, cooking

rice topped with raw egg (often seasoned with soy sauce)

birthday party

king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain

automatic control

to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone

Polite

pot

(volcanic) crater

buttocks

Word usually written using kana alone; Sensitive; Colloquial; Usu. オカマ; oft. derog.

effeminate gay man; male transvestite; (preoperative) transgender woman; (gay) male prostitute

control panel; switchbox

Familiar

sumo wrestler

gentlemen

Honorific

buttocks; lower back; waist; hips

Female

kimono underskirt

Imperial standard

Idiomatic expression

worthy cause

Word usually written using kana alone; As おかげさまで

(someone's) assistance; help; aid; kindness; goodwill

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing

thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one

son

hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)

please take care of yourself; please be careful not to ... (concerning one's health or well-being)

Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public

Colloquial

(sports) interview platform; winner's platform; rostrum

Slang

dancing platform (in a disco)

fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

pickled vegetables; pickles

licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate

Christianity

angel

money-saving feeling; bargain feeling

(another person's) nephew