ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
jewel; precious stone; gem
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
to lead someone around by the nose
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
drop of water; polka dots
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
to lead someone around by the nose
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
gold and jewels; precious object
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
red ball; amber; (arch.) patent medicine; brand of sweet wine
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
black ball; black, round sigil; pupil; black candy
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; decorative paper ball (for festive occasions)
the Emperor's person or presence
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
small ball; globule; bead; small vegetable or piece of fruit
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
steel made from iron sand or black sand (used in sword blades)
to marry into a family of rank; to marry money
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
the Emperor's voice; beautiful voice; beautiful sound
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia
pebble; round stone; boulder
beanbags; jackstones; cueball
golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)
palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
fit of anger; temper; rage; firecracker
skin as beautiful as a gem; beautiful skin
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
soroban bead with value one
fit of anger; temper; rage; firecracker
ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; decorative paper ball (for festive occasions)
radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast August 15, 1945)
mythical ball inside the anus that is sought after by kappa
rolled Japanese-style omelette
king (of the junior player)
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
man marrying into wealth and power
Chinese dish with fried egg and crab
Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi); coixseed; tear grass; adlay
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
New Year ornament (usu. of straw, fern leaves, seaweed and bitter orange fruit, and hung at the entrance of a home)
bowl of rice topped with egg
(leading) someone by the nose
dupion (double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms); dupioni; cocoon
scolding; telling-off; talking-to; dressing-down
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
ball won in a game of pachinko
jet black; pitch dark; peyote (Lophophora williamsii); mescaline
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
entering of a king (into opponent's territory)
(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)
your letter; excellent composition
skilled control of a spear; stabbing (someone) with a spear; victim; scapegoat; someone singled out (for punishment, etc.)
refined rice flour; rice flour for dumplings
special feature (e.g. in a magazine); special program; special project
eyes made of crystal, glass, etc. inserted into the head of a Buddhist statue; beautiful female eyes
thread knot (end of the thread tied up to a knot)
ladle; tadpole; musical note
udon with raw egg, and shoyu, dashi, etc.
palace decorated with jewels; beautiful palace
pathogenic bacteria; bad bacteria; harmful bacteria
longevity stone (gemstone that gives its bearer long life)
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
member of the Imperial family; royalty; beautiful clouds
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
one's repertoire of pitches; balls at hand (in pachinko)
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
round; spherical; globe type; lens shape
miso ball; bean paste ball
thin omelette cut into strips
tonsil stone; tonsillolith
LDL cholesterol; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; bad cholesterol
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
the principle of honorable death and no surrender
glass marble; marble stopper in a bottle of lemon soda
soroban bead with value five
to shrivel up in fear; to tremble in fear; (lit.) one's testicles shrivel up
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
street performance in which the performer transforms a specially made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem
broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year); plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia); liquor; alcohol
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
frying pan for making rolled eggs
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
big and round eyes; googly eyes
rolled Japanese-style omelette
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
traditional Japanese summer candy
tonsil stone; tonsillolith; scent ball
broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year); plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia); liquor; alcohol
beautifully decorated gate; female genitalia
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen)
kanji "jewel" radical at left (radical 96)
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
layering; placing a large amount of orders and cancelling before they are executed (with the intent of manipulating the market)
reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree
sugidama; ball made from sprigs of Japanese cedar, traditionally hung in the eaves of sake breweries
you wish!; that's not going to happen; not a chance
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
miso ball; bean paste ball
(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
ladle; tadpole; musical note
bubble float (angling); bobber
white-flowered camellia (Camellia japonica var.)
tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould
era at the turn of 1960s into 70s dominated by grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi
Yupian (ancient Chinese dictionary)
HDL cholesterol; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; good cholesterol
skilled control of a spear; stabbing (someone) with a spear; victim; scapegoat; someone singled out (for punishment, etc.)
colored bead (coloured); colored ball; pomegranate
slinging (on cranes, etc.)
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; decorative paper ball (for festive occasions)
tossing several items into the air and attempting to catch them all (form of street performance); sleight of hand; magic
football (soccer); kick to the groin; kneeing in the testicles
droplet of oil floating on water
round; spherical; globe type; lens shape
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
love-letter; precious letter
red soil aggregate; akadama; clay-like volcanic ash soil (used for bonsai, etc.)
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
Edo-period lump of silver used as currency
position (in finance: amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); open interest; outstanding account; sales or purchase contract
dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms
hot-bulb or semi-diesel engine
fit of anger; temper; rage; firecracker
recording disc (of the Imperial surrender message)
guardian deity of silkworms
skin as beautiful as a gem; beautiful skin
celestial tower of dead poets, artists, etc.
(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)
type of woolen fabric, esp. used for overcoats
Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel
(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)
Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang (variety of climbing fig)
slinging (on cranes, etc.)
Chinese dish with fried egg and crab
tamaryokucha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea
street performance in which the performer transforms a specially made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem
half portion of noodles or fried rice; half ball (of noodles)
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; honorable death; death without surrender
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
king (of the junior player)
Chinese dish with fried egg and crab
Japanese sand lance (Ammodytes personatus); Pacific sandeel
skilled control of a spear; stabbing (someone) with a spear; victim; scapegoat; someone singled out (for punishment, etc.)
scolding; telling-off; talking-to; dressing-down
short time; fleeting moment
Spanish broom (Spartium junceum)
tonsil stone; tonsillolith; scent ball
tonsil stone; tonsillolith
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen)
broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year); plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia); liquor; alcohol
broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year); plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia); liquor; alcohol
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
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
to shrivel up in fear; to tremble in fear; (lit.) one's testicles shrivel up
you wish!; that's not going to happen; not a chance
you wish!; that's not going to happen; not a chance
slinging (on cranes, etc.)
(cute) egg-like face; (lit.) eyes and nose on an egg
bubble float (angling); bobber
bubble float (angling); bobber
bubble float (angling); bobber
miso ball; bean paste ball
type of woolen fabric, esp. used for overcoats
painted snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
moon snail (Naticidae spp.); moon shell; Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
being held in suspense; being on edge; scared stiff; (lit.) one's testicles going up and down
bead string; thread of life
short interest; short account
liquidation of speculative accounts
era at the turn of 1960s into 70s dominated by grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
alias for fox (from a statue in the Inarimae shrine)
to die (of a poet, artist, etc.)
welcome (new year, new spring, etc.)
welcome (new year, new spring, etc.)
one should learn from other's mistakes; (lit.) stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems
Naticidae (family of molluscs comprising the moon snails)
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as a Shinto offering)
Machilus thunbergii (species of laurel)
beautiful (as if adorned with jewels)
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
small low-density lipoprotein; pattern B LDL
supervillain; arch-villain
globe valve; spherical valve; stop valve
globe valve; spherical valve; stop valve
spearflower (Ardisia japonica)
front lens element (of a camera lens assembly)
having nothing to do; idling
silk brocade eggs; nishiki tamago; sweet steamed layered egg cake
silk brocade eggs; nishiki tamago; sweet steamed layered egg cake
even a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks)
scarab beetle; sacred scarab (Scarabaeus sacer)
Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)
Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)
tiger moon shell (Natica tigrina)
Gomphina melanegis (species of Venus clam)
Arenicola brasiliensis (species of lugworm)
hop trefoil (Trifolium campestre); low hop clover
tuberous sword fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia)
Parasenecio farfarifolius var. bulbifer (variety of Indian plantain)