玉

udon with raw egg, and shoyu, dashi, etc.

glass bead

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)

magnificent palace

Organization name

Saitama University

unpolished and uncut gem

nincompoop; simpleton

Yojijukugo

member of the Imperial family; royalty

beautiful clouds

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

to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule

abacus bead

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

Spanish broom (Spartium junceum)

carnelian

Food, cooking

miso ball

Abbreviation

soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin

Food, cooking

egg soup

Food, cooking

soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen)