| アピる | [, api ru] (v5r) (sl) (See アピール) to try to make a favourable impression; to appeal |
| ゴロ新聞 | [ゴロしんぶん, goro shinbun] (n) racketeering newspaper; journal that demands money in return for favourable articles |
| 上がる(P);揚がる(P);挙がる(P);上る(io) | [あがる, agaru] (v5r,vi) (1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; (2) to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; (3) to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; (4) to get out (of water); to come ashore; (5) (also written as 騰る in ref. to price) to increase; (6) to improve; to make progress; (7) to be promoted; to advance; (8) to be made (of profit, etc.); (9) to occur (esp. of a favourable result); (10) (often as 〜で上がる) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); (11) to be finished; to be done; to be over; (12) (of rain) to stop; to lift; (13) to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; (14) to win (in a card game, etc.); (15) (挙がる only) to be arrested; (16) (挙がる only) to turn up (of evidence, etc.); (17) (揚がる only) to be deep fried; (18) to be spoken loudly; (19) to get stage fright; (20) to be offered (to the gods, etc.); (21) (hum) to go; to visit; (22) (hon) to eat; to drink; (23) (esp. 挙がる) to be listed (as a candidate); (24) to serve (in one's master's home); (25) (in Kyoto) to go north; (suf,v5r) (26) (See 出来上がる・1) (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion; (P) |
| 優遇 | [ゆうぐう, yuuguu] (n,vs,adj-no) favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome; (P) |
| 出超 | [しゅっちょう, shucchou] (n) excess of exports; favorable balance of trade; favourable balance of trade |
| 好感 | [こうかん, koukan] (n) good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression; (P) |
| 好条件 | [こうじょうけん, koujouken] (n) favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun |
| 好評 | [こうひょう, kouhyou] (n,adj-na,adj-no) popularity; favorable reputation; favourable reputation; (P) |
| 恵方 | [えほう, ehou] (n) favourable or lucky direction (favorable) |
| 時を待つ | [ときをまつ, tokiwomatsu] (exp,v5t) to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance |
| 綱引き(P);綱曳き | [つなひき, tsunahiki] (n) (1) tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); (2) forward puller (of a rickshaw); (P) |
| 贔屓目 | [ひいきめ, hiikime] (n) see things in a favourable light (favorable) |
| 順境 | [じゅんきょう, junkyou] (n) favorable circumstances; favourable circumstances |
| 一陽来復;一陽来腹 | [いちようらいふく, ichiyouraifuku] (n) return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable) |
| 不利 | [ふり, furi] (adj-na,n) (See 有利) disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable; unfavourable; drawback; (P) |
| 佳良 | [かりょう, karyou] (adj-na,n) good; favourable; favorable; successful |
| 好調 | [こうちょう, kouchou] (adj-na,n,adj-no) favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape; (P) |
| 好都合 | [こうつごう, koutsugou] (adj-na,n) convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience; (P) |
| 恵方参り;恵方詣り;恵方詣(io) | [えほうまいり, ehoumairi] (n) New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction |
| 悪し様 | [あしざま, ashizama] (n,adj-no) unfavourable; unfavorable |
| 悪条件 | [あくじょうけん, akujouken] (n) unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions |
| 悪評 | [あくひょう, akuhyou] (n) bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism |
| 損な条件 | [そんなじょうけん, sonnajouken] (n) unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions |
| 虫が付く;虫がつく | [むしがつく, mushigatsuku] (exp,v5k) to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover |
| 見劣り | [みおとり, miotori] (n,vs) unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison |
| 起きる | [おきる, okiru] (v1,vi) (1) to get up; to rise; (2) to wake up; (3) to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place; (P) |
| 逆調 | [ぎゃくちょう, gyakuchou] (n) unfavourable condition; adverse position |
| 順調 | [じゅんちょう, junchou] (adj-na,n) favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right; (P) |
| 食う(P);喰う;啖う(oK) | [くう, kuu] (v5u,vt) (1) (male) (vulg) to eat; (2) to live; to make a living; to survive; (3) to bite; to sting (as insects do); (4) to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of; (5) to encroach on; to eat into; to consume; (6) to defeat a superior; to threaten a position; (7) to consume time and-or resources; (8) (col) to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event); (9) (male) (vulg) to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time; (P) |