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玉 たま N3

  1. ball; globe; orb; sphere
  2. bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
  3. ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball)
  4. pile (of noodles, etc.)
  5. bullet
  6. bulb (i.e. a light bulb)
  7. lens (of glasses, etc.)
  8. bead (of an abacus)
  9. ball (i.e. a testicle)
  10. gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl
  11. female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
  12. character; person (when commenting on their nature)
  13. item, funds or person used as part of a plot
  14. egg
  15. okonomiyaki
  16. coin
  17. beautiful; excellent; precious

玉 ぎょく

  1. precious stone (esp. jade)
  2. egg (esp. as a sushi topping)
  3. product being bought or sold; stock or security being traded
  4. position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer)
  5. geisha
  6. time charge for a geisha
  7. king (of the junior player)

玉ねぎ たまねぎ

  1. onion (Allium cepa)

玉砕 ぎょくさい

  1. death without surrender; honorable death; honorable defeat
  2. being completely rejected when professing one's love; trying but being utterly beaten

玉虫色 たまむしいろ

  1. iridescent colour
  2. ambiguous; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); vague

玉蜀黍 とうもろこし

  1. corn (Zea mays); maize

玉に瑕 たまにきず

  1. fly in the ointment; only fault; only trouble; small flaw in otherwise perfect object

玉の帯 ごくのおび

  1. special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels

玉の汗 たまのあせ

  1. beads of sweat

玉の緒 たまのお

  1. bead string; thread of life
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