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

Earth; the globe

Common noun

sphere; globe; ball; bulb

Common noun; Mathematics

ball; sphere

Counter; Baseball

counter for pitches

baseball

eyeball

sphere; globe; orb

Mathematics

ball

ball (for sport, games, etc.)

鞠／毬 only

kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

Common noun; Baseball

straight ball (pitch)

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

direct (e.g. question); blunt

baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team

fireball

Astronomy

bolide; fireball