jewel, ball
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The king is rumored to have only a single family jewel below his belt.
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Common Words
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
卵 only
eggs; egg; spawn; roe
Oft. 玉子 in cooking
(hen's) egg
卵 only; As ...の卵
a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); budding ...
卵 only
beginning; origin; infancy
eyeball
Abbreviation
special feature; centerpiece; showpiece; drawcard
Abbreviation
special program; loss leader
Abbreviation
sunny-side up fried egg
Food, cooking
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet)
Food, cooking
fried egg
frying pan for making rolled eggs
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat
Colloquial
trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
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