► 副詞
是非 [(1)ぜひ] [liter] [polite] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ 是非一度お越し下さい ⇨ Please visit us once
どうか [(1)どうか] [coll] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ どうかお許し下さい ⇨ Please forgive me
☆ どうか上手く行きますように ⇨ Oh please, I hope this works
☆ どうか御願い致します ⇨ Please, I beg you (☛ Literally “I beg you to somehow help me”)
どうぞ [(1)どうぞ] [coll] [polite] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ どうぞ、どうぞ ⇨ Please, please. Please go ahead
☆ どうぞお入り下さい ⇨ Please come in
☆ どうぞお好きなものを選んで下さい ⇨ Please pick one you would like
どうぞ [(1)どうぞ] [coll] [sarcastic] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ どうぞご勝手に ⇨ Please do whatever you like
宜しく [よろしく] [coll] [peer] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ 新しい会員です。宜しく！ ⇨ I’m a new member. I hope you welcome me (☛ A common phrase when introducing yourself to others)
宜しく [よろしく] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ 新しく入社しました。宜しく御願いします ⇨ I’ve just started working for this company. Please teach me the ropes (☛ A common phrase when introducing yourself to others)
是非とも [(1)ぜひとも] [liter] [polite] meaning: please rank: 3
☆ 是非とも私にやらせて下さい ⇨ I beg you to allow me to do it
何卒 [なにとぞ] [liter] [polite] meaning: please rank: 3
☆ 何卒宜しく御願い致します ⇨ Please I implore you
何分 [なにぶん] [liter] [polite] meaning: please rank: 4
☆ 何分宜しく御願い申し上げます ⇨ Please I implore you
平に [(1)ひらに] [liter] meaning: please rank: 4
☆ 平に御容赦頂きたく ⇨ Please forgive, spare, me
► 終助詞
ね [ね] [coll] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ また御越し下さいね (おこし) ⇨ Please come visit us again
☆ 分かったら教えてね ⇨ Let me know when you find out
☆ 連絡して下さいね ⇨ Please let me know
► 動詞
受ける [(2)うける] [coll] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ 最近の映画は大衆に受けることしか狙っていない ⇨ The movies nowadays are only trying to please the mass
☆ 彼の冗談は全く受けなかった ⇨ His joke didn’t make anybody laugh. It completely fell flat
へつらう [(3)へつらう] meaning: please rank: 2
☆ あいつが上司にへつらうのを見ていると気分が悪くなる ⇨ Watching how he brown-noses his boss makes me sick
► 助動詞
ます [(1)ます] [ません] [ます＋ぬ] [polite] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ 止めてもらえません？ ⇨ Could you stop? (☛ A little stronger without か at the end)
ます [(1)ます] [ませんか] [ます＋ぬ＋か] [polite] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ 戸を閉めてもらえませんか？ ⇨ Could you close the door?
ます [(1)ます] [ませ] [polite] meaning: please rank: 3
☆ ごゆっくりお休み下さいませ ⇨ Please rest well-relaxed
☆ 御免下さいませ ⇨ Please excuse me (☛ The polite phrase to ask permission to enter someone’s house, room, store, etc.)
やす [(1)やす] [dial] [polite] meaning: please rank: 4
☆ おいでやす ⇨ Welcome (☛ A western dialect. おいでやす literally means “please come”, even though it is used as “welcome”)
► 補助動詞
頂く [いただく] [respect] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ 皆様には心ゆくまで楽しんで頂きたいと存じます ⇨ Everybody, please enjoy to the fullest
下さる [(3)くださる] [下さい] [polite] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ 御気をつけてお帰り下さい ⇨ Please go home safely
☆ 試合頑張って下さい。応援してます ⇨ I hope you play well in the game. I will be rooting for you
☆ 身体には気を付けて下さい ⇨ Please take care of your health
► 成句
御願い [おねがい] [御願いする] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ これ修理しますか？ええ、御願いします ⇨ Would you like me to repair this? Yes, I’d like you to (☛ A generic phrase you can use anytime you ask someone for a favor)
☆ もっとお召し上がりになりますか？ええ、御願いします ⇨ Would you like some more? Yes, please (☛ A generic phrase you can use anytime you ask someone for a favor)
☆ 今後共宜しく御願いします ⇨ Please help me in the future as well (☛ A generic phrase you can use anytime you ask someone for a favor)
☆ 始めてもいいですか？どうぞ、御願いします ⇨ Can I start? Please go ahead (☛ A generic phrase you can use anytime you ask someone for a favor)
► 名詞
御願い [おねがい] [coll] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ 御願い！ ⇨ Please!
受け狙い [(3)うけねらい] [coll] meaning: please rank: 3
☆ 彼はウケ狙いで言ったつもりだったが皆の怒りを買った ⇨ He tried to be funny but ended up angering everybody (☛ Often implies one is frivolous in his attempt to be funny)
媚 [(1,2)こび] [媚びを売る] meaning: please rank: 3
☆ 大衆に媚びを売る政治家 ⇨ A politician fawning on the public