► 動詞
可愛がる [(4)かわいがる] [coll] meaning: favor rank: 2
☆ 彼は社長に可愛がられている ⇨ He is favored by the CEO (☛ A senior person to favor a junior person)
贔屓 [(1)ひいき] [贔屓する] meaning: favor rank: 3
☆ 彼女は父親に彼は弟をひいきしていると文句を言った ⇨ She complained to her father that he favored her little brother
► 成句
壺 [(2)つぼ] [思う壺] meaning: favor rank: 3
☆ そんなことをしたら向こうの思う壺だ ⇨ If you do that you will play right into their hands (☛ 壺 is a gambling dice cup. Literally means “get the number of the dice the shaker intended”)
► 名詞
恩 [(1)おん] meaning: favor rank: 2
☆ この御恩は一生忘れません ⇨ I will never forget the favor you gave me for the rest of my life
贔屓 [(1)ひいき] meaning: favor rank: 3
☆ 子供達は母親ひいきだ ⇨ The children favor their mother (over father)
☆ 私のひいきのラーメン屋 ⇨ My favorite ramen restaurant
便宜 [(1)べんぎ] [便宜を図る] meaning: favor rank: 3
☆ 彼は私が情報を得られるよう便宜を図ってくれた ⇨ He did me a favor and facilitate my access to the information
色 [(2)いろ] [色を付ける] [coll] meaning: favor rank: 4
☆ もう少し色をつけてくれればやっても構わない ⇨ I will do it if you could sweeten the deal a little more
恩返し [(4)おんがえし] meaning: favor rank: 4
☆ 鶴は助けてくれた老夫婦に恩返しをした ⇨ The crane returned a favor to the old couple who saved it
► 形容詞
可愛い [(3)かわいい] [coll] meaning: favor rank: 1
☆ 彼はやはり自分の部下が可愛いようだ ⇨ It looks that he wants to favor those who are loyal to him
恩着せがましい [(7)おんきせがましい] meaning: favor rank: 3
☆ 彼は私のためを思ってやったなどと恩着せがましく言う ⇨ He says he did it for my good, as if to say he did me a favor which I didn’t ask at all