Common noun

ball; sphere; globe; orb

Common noun

bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet

Common noun; Esp. 球

ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball)

Common noun

pile (of noodles, etc.)

Common noun; Esp. 弾

bullet

Common noun; Esp. 球

bulb (i.e. a light bulb)

Common noun

lens (of glasses, etc.)

Common noun; Esp. 玉, 珠

bead (of an abacus)

Slang; Abbreviation; Common noun; Esp. 玉

ball (i.e. a testicle)

Common noun; Esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧

gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl

Common noun

female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)

Derogatory; Common noun

person (when commenting on their nature); character

Common noun

item, funds or person used as part of a plot

玉 only; Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

egg

玉 only; Noun, used as a suffix; Counter; Food, cooking

okonomiyaki

Noun, used as a suffix; Usu. だま

coin

Noun, used as a suffix

precious; beautiful; excellent

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

bomb

Word usually written using kana alone

alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

Counter; Esp. as 第〜弾, e.g. 第２弾

counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.)

Counter

counter for bullets

Intransitive verb

to spring; to bound; to bounce

Intransitive verb

to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively

Transitive verb

to pay handsomely; to splurge; to part eagerly with (money, etc.)

Intransitive verb

to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath

to burst open; to split open; to pop

to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor)

to bounce; to bound

bullet; shot; shell

to flip; to snap; to flick

to repel

to use (an abacus); to calculate

to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)

bullet (from a rifle)

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down