List: polite (teineigo) language

rarely used kanji form  polite language  noun  noun (generic)  usually written using kana alone  sensitive  colloquial 

• pot
• (volcanic) crater
• buttocks
• effeminate gay man, male transvestite, (preoperative) transgender woman, (gay) male prostitute

honorific language  polite language  noun  noun (generic)  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

• humour, humor, temper, mood, spirits
• safety, health, well-being, one's situation
• in a good mood, in high spirits, happy, cheery, merry, chipper

polite language  noun  noun (generic)  expression 

• trouble (I have put you through), (your) hard work
• thank you (for your hard work), I appreciate your efforts

rarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  polite language  archaic  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb  honorific language  auxiliary verb 

• to be
• to come, to go, to be (somewhere)
• to be (doing)

polite language  expression 

• excuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy

popular  search-only kanji form  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  expression  polite language 

• may I come in?
• please forgive me, I'm sorry

JLPT N1  honorific language  polite language  expression  usually written using kana alone  auxiliary verb  verb (generic) 

• (please) look
• see
• (please) try to do

archaic  polite language  auxiliary 

• to be
• to do

polite language  noun  noun (generic) 

• bad poem, my humble poem
• stooped over (e.g. old people), bowed
• stalling, having a relapse

polite language  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic) 

• to serve, to build as commanded