► 名詞
御陰 [おかげ] meaning: thanks to rank: 2
☆ 今の私があるのは全て皆さんのお陰です ⇨ I owe everything to you all for what I am today (☛ When the result is good)
☆ 彼の機転のお陰で皆助かった ⇨ Everybody was saved because of, thanks to, his quick thinking (☛ When the result is good)
御陰様 [おかげさま] [coll] [polite] meaning: thanks to rank: 2
☆ 御陰様で大会は成功裏に終了いたしました ⇨ Thanks to you all, the event has ended as success
☆ 御陰様で退院致しました ⇨ Thanks for your concern. I got discharged from the hospital (☛ Literally “thanks to you”, even though it is also used toward someone who didn’t make any contributions)