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
to lead someone around by the nose
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
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
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
red ball; amber; (arch.) patent medicine; brand of sweet wine
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
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
black ball; black, round sigil; pupil; black candy
the Emperor's person or presence
ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; decorative paper ball (for festive occasions)
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
small ball; globule; bead; small vegetable or piece of fruit
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
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)
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
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
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia
the Emperor's voice; beautiful voice; beautiful sound
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
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
skin as beautiful as a gem; beautiful skin
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
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
king (of the junior player)
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
man marrying into wealth and power
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
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)
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
bowl of rice topped with egg
scolding; telling-off; talking-to; dressing-down
dupion (double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms); dupioni; cocoon
entering of a king (into opponent's territory)
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
(leading) someone by the nose
(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)
jet black; pitch dark; peyote (Lophophora williamsii); mescaline
ball won in a game of pachinko
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
your letter; excellent composition
refined rice flour; rice flour for dumplings
skilled control of a spear; stabbing (someone) with a spear; victim; scapegoat; someone singled out (for punishment, etc.)
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
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
member of the Imperial family; royalty; beautiful clouds
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
glass marble; marble stopper in a bottle of lemon soda
to shrivel up in fear; to tremble in fear; (lit.) one's testicles shrivel up
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
the principle of honorable death and no surrender
soroban bead with value five
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
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
street performance in which the performer transforms a specially made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
frying pan for making rolled eggs
traditional Japanese summer candy
big and round eyes; googly eyes
tonsil stone; tonsillolith; scent ball
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
rolled Japanese-style omelette
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
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen)
kanji "jewel" radical at left (radical 96)
beautifully decorated gate; female genitalia
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
ladle; tadpole; musical note
layering; placing a large amount of orders and cancelling before they are executed (with the intent of manipulating the market)
miso ball; bean paste ball
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)
white-flowered camellia (Camellia japonica var.)
reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
sugidama; ball made from sprigs of Japanese cedar, traditionally hung in the eaves of sake breweries
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
you wish!; that's not going to happen; not a chance
bubble float (angling); bobber
colored bead (coloured); colored ball; pomegranate
tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould
Yupian (ancient Chinese dictionary)
slinging (on cranes, etc.)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
round; spherical; globe type; lens shape
palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
football (soccer); kick to the groin; kneeing in the testicles
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)
ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; decorative paper ball (for festive occasions)
love-letter; precious letter
era at the turn of 1960s into 70s dominated by grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi
droplet of oil floating on water
skilled control of a spear; stabbing (someone) with a spear; victim; scapegoat; someone singled out (for punishment, etc.)
HDL cholesterol; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; good cholesterol
red soil aggregate; akadama; clay-like volcanic ash soil (used for bonsai, etc.)
tossing several items into the air and attempting to catch them all (form of street performance); sleight of hand; magic
(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.)
tamaryokucha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea
celestial tower of dead poets, artists, etc.
hot-bulb or semi-diesel engine
Chinese dish with fried egg and crab
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms
half portion of noodles or fried rice; half ball (of noodles)
Edo-period lump of silver used as currency
street performance in which the performer transforms a specially made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem
recording disc (of the Imperial surrender message)
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)
position (in finance: amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); open interest; outstanding account; sales or purchase contract
guardian deity of silkworms
type of woolen fabric, esp. used for overcoats
fit of anger; temper; rage; firecracker
skin as beautiful as a gem; beautiful skin
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
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
Spanish broom (Spartium junceum)
tonsil stone; tonsillolith; scent ball
tonsil stone; tonsillolith
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen)
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
bubble float (angling); bobber
bubble float (angling); bobber
bubble float (angling); bobber
miso ball; bean paste ball
slinging (on cranes, etc.)
(cute) egg-like face; (lit.) eyes and nose on an egg
painted snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
type of woolen fabric, esp. used for overcoats
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)