玉

thread knot (end of the thread tied up to a knot)

one's own king

palace decorated with jewels; beautiful palace

Japanese sand lance (Ammodytes personatus); Pacific sandeel

pathogenic bacteria; bad bacteria; harmful bacteria

bubbles in boiling water

New Year's gift

Baseball; Usu. 持ち球

one's repertoire of pitches

Usu. 持ち玉

balls at hand (in pachinko)

ladle; scoop

ball-shaped; spherical

unpolished and uncut gem

time charge for a geisha

Poetical term

(precious) letter; love letter

nincompoop; simpleton

lead bullet

jadeite

Poetical term

cultivating knowledge and virtue; jewel polishing

tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould

kokedama; moss ball; plant grown in a ball of soil covered in moss, held together with string

cash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine; money offering dedicated to the Shinto gods; fees for offering a branch of the sacred tree to the gods

Spanish broom (Spartium junceum)

Noun or verb acting prenominally

round; spherical; globe type; lens shape

carnelian

Food, cooking

miso ball