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玉球珠弾たまFreq #2570
1

Common noun

ball; sphere; globe; orb

2

Common noun

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

Examples
彼の額には玉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
弾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
艱難汝を玉にす。
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
こいつがそんな玉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セント玉です。
A nickel is a five-cent coin.
17

Noun, used as a suffix

precious; beautiful; excellent

玉ぎょくNounFreq #65518
1

Also formerly read as ごく

precious stone (esp. jade)

Examples
ボスには玉石混交のグループとは言われたけれど、俺は玉かな、それとも石なのかな。
The boss said this group is a real mixed bag. I wonder if he places me with the wheat or the chaff.
2

Food, cooking; Occ. ギョク

egg (esp. as a sushi topping)

3

stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold

4

position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer)

5

geisha

6

Abbreviation

time charge for a geisha

7

Abbreviation; Shogi

king (of the junior player)

Examples
王手をかけられたほうは、玉を逃げるなどの方法で王手を防がねばなりません。
The checked player must find a way for the king to escape and block the check.
玉座ぎょくざNounFreq #8635
1

throne

玉砕ぎょくさい玉摧NounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #21164
1

honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat

2

Colloquial

trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

たまねぎ玉ねぎ玉葱玉ネギタマネギ葱頭NounUsually kanaFreq #23293
1

onion (Allium cepa)

Examples
タマネギだけは食べれないの。
I can eat anything but onions.
玉に瑕玉にキズ玉にきず珠に瑕玉に疵珠に疵珠にきずたまにきず (玉に瑕／玉にきず／珠に瑕／玉に疵／珠に疵／珠にきず)たまにキズ (玉にキズ)NounExpressionFreq #43672
1

Idiomatic expression

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

Examples
手八丁口八丁の彼だけど、誠がないのが玉に疵だね。
He works fast and is very articulate but his insincerity is his biggest defect.
とうもろこしトウモロコシ玉蜀黍NounUsually kanaFreq #43792
1

corn (Zea mays); maize

Examples
袋はとうもろこしではちきれそうだった。
The bag was bursting with corn.
玉手箱たまて箱たまてばこNounFreq #52028
1

Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box

Examples
乙姫様は浦島太郎に美しい玉手箱をくれました。
Lady Otohime gave Urashima Taro a beautiful Tamate-box.
2

one's closely guarded treasure

玉藻たまもNounFreq #52452
1

Poetical term

seaweed

玉の汗たまのあせNounExpressionFreq #54280
1

beads of sweat

玉突き玉撞き球撞きたまつきNounFreq #54528
1

billiards; pool

2

serial collisions (of cars)

玉砂利たまじゃりNounFreq #56663
1

gravel

玉入れたまいれNounFreq #57564
1

tama-ire; game in which two teams throw as many balls as possible into a basket atop a high pole (usu. played at school sports festivals)

玉虫色たまむしいろNoun～の Adj.Freq #58242
1

iridescent colour

2

equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague

Examples
首相の答弁は玉虫色だった。
The prime minister's answer was equivocal.
玉璽ぎょくじNounFreq #64732
1

sovereign's seal

玉露ぎょくろNounFreq #71111
1

high-quality green tea

2

Orig. meaning

jewel-like dewdrop

玉石ぎょくせきNounFreq #72479
1

gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad

玉屋たまやNounFreq #75638
1

jeweler

2

Archaic

soap bubble vendor

玉体ぎょくたいNounFreq #76591
1

the Emperor's person or presence

たまむし玉虫吉丁虫タマムシNounUsually kanaFreq #82601
1

jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid

玉串玉籤玉ぐしたまぐしたまくし (玉串／玉籤)NounFreq #83092
1

Shinto

branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering)

2

sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)

玉鋼たまはがねNounFreq #83667
1

traditional Japanese steel made from iron sand (esp. for use in swords)

玉の輿に乗るたまのこしにのるExpressionGodan verbFreq #85341
1

to marry into a family of rank; to marry money

玉石混交玉石混淆ぎょくせきこんこうNoun四字熟語Freq #88480
1

mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; mixture of precious gems and common rocks

Examples
ボスには玉石混交のグループとは言われたけれど、俺は玉かな、それとも石なのかな。
The boss said this group is a real mixed bag. I wonder if he places me with the wheat or the chaff.
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