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Freq #2570
1

Common noun

ball; sphere; globe; orb

2

Common noun

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

Examples
彼の額にはのような汗が浮かんでいた。
There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
3

Common noun; Esp. 球

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

4

Common noun

pile (of noodles, etc.)

5

Common noun; Esp. 弾

bullet

Examples
が彼の頬をかすめた。
The bullet grazed his cheek.
6

Common noun; Esp. 球

bulb (i.e. a light bulb)

7

Common noun

lens (of glasses, etc.)

8

Common noun; Esp. 玉, 珠

bead (of an abacus)

9

Slang; Abbreviation; Common noun; Esp. 玉

ball (i.e. a testicle)

10

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

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

Examples
艱難汝をにす。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
11

Common noun

female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)

12

Derogatory; Common noun

person (when commenting on their nature); character

Examples
こいつがそんなじゃないことなんてとうの昔に解っていたからさ。
That's because, you see, I've known he isn't that sort of person from a long time back.
13

Common noun

item, funds or person used as part of a plot

14

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

egg

15

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

okonomiyaki

16

Noun, used as a suffix; Usu. だま

coin

Examples
ニッケルは5セントです。
A nickel is a five-cent coin.
17

Noun, used as a suffix

precious; beautiful; excellent

TransitiveGodan verbFreq #3171
1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

Examples
誰かがピアノを弾いている
Somebody is playing the piano.
くだんバクダンNounFreq #4323
1

bomb

Examples
この爆弾はたくさんの人を殺すことができる。
This bomb can kill many people.
2

Word usually written using kana alone

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

だんFreq #4901
1

Counter; Esp. as 第〜弾, e.g. 第2弾

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

2

Counter

counter for bullets

ずむ勢むGodan verbFreq #4938
1

Intransitive verb

to spring; to bound; to bounce

Examples
ボールははずんで塀を飛び越えた。
The ball bounced over the wall.
2

Intransitive verb

to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively

Examples
彼の胸は期待に弾んだ
His heart bounded with expectation.
3

Transitive verb

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

4

Intransitive verb

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

けるじけIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #6094
1

to burst open; to split open; to pop

Examples
花火の弾ける音が止むと、急に辺りが静かになる。後に残った火薬の匂いが、なんだか俺をセンチメンタルな気分にさせた。
As the popping sound of the fireworks stopped, it suddenly became quiet around me. The smell of gunpowder somehow put me in a sentimental mood.
2

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

Examples
たまには酒にでも酔ってはじけて日頃の鬱憤晴らしたほうがいいんじゃないか。
Isn't it better to get drunk and cut loose once in a while and blow off the tension of daily frustration?
3

to bounce; to bound

んがんNounFreq #8206
1

bullet; shot; shell

Examples
その犬は弾丸のように去った。
The dog went away like a shot.
TransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #8262
1

to flip; to snap; to flick

Examples
彼は私の顔を指先でぽんとはじいた
He flicked me in the face.
2

to repel

Examples
このレインコートは水を完全にはじく
The raincoat sheds water perfectly.
3

to use (an abacus); to calculate

4

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

ゅうだんNounFreq #8647
1

bullet (from a rifle)

Examples
銃弾が胸を貫通し、彼は危篤状態に陥った。
The bullet penetrated his chest, leaving him in critical condition.
んりょくNounFreq #10808
1

elasticity; flexibility

ゅうだんNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #11342
1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

うだんNounFreq #12250
1

shell; cannonball

ゃくだんNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #12628
1

impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking

Examples
外れた。相手に着弾していない。
Off-target. My opponent hadn't been hit.
だんNounIntransitiveTransitive~する VerbFreq #20559
1

being shot; being bombed

Examples
被弾しました。ダメージは軽微です。
We've taken a hit. Trivial damage.
んやくNounFreq #20944
1

ammunition; ammo

んまくNounFreq #22073
1

Military

(artillery) barrage

2

Video games

bullet hell; curtain fire; screen-filling barrage of (usu. slow-moving) enemy bullets

3

Internet slang

barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)

勢みずみNounFreq #22295
1

bounce; spring; rebound

2

Word usually written using kana alone

momentum; impetus; impulse; stimulus; inertia

Examples
ドル安は輸出にはずみをつけています。
The cheap dollar is charging up exports.
3

Word usually written using kana alone

moment; instant; impulse; chance

Examples
どういうはずみでここに来たのか自分でもわからない。
I don't know what motivated me to come here.
んあつNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #23911
1

oppression; suppression; pressure

Examples
専制君主は人民を弾圧した。
The tyrant kept the people down.
き飛ばすはじき飛ばすじきとばTransitiveGodan verbFreq #9755
1

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

け飛ぶはじけ飛ぶじけとぶIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #15521
1

to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

き返すはじきかえすGodan verbFreq #19625
1

to reject; to repel

んそうNounFreq #25067
1

magazine (for a firearm); cylinder (of a revolver)

手榴りゅうだんゅうだんNounFreq #25273
1

hand grenade; grenade

Examples
テロリストが手榴弾を投げる前に爆発してしまい、片腕を吹き飛ばされてしまった。
The grenade blew up before the terrorist could throw it, and his arm was blown off!
流れがれだま流れ玉NounFreq #26204
1

stray bullet