Results, *玉
- 玉★【たま】球・珠・弾
noun:
- ball; sphere; globe; orb
- bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
- ball (in sports) - esp. 球
- pile (of noodles, etc.)
- bullet - esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸
- bulb (i.e. a light bulb) - esp. 球
- lens (of glasses, etc.)
- bead (of an abacus) - esp. 玉,珠
- ball (i.e. a testicle) - esp. 玉 - slang - abbreviation ➜ 金玉【きんたま】
- gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl - esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧
- female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
- person (when commenting on their nature); character - derogatory term
- item, funds or person used as part of a plot
noun / suffix noun:
- egg ➜ 玉子
suffix noun:
- coin - usu. だま
- precious; beautiful; excellent
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.
ニッケルは5セント玉です。 A nickel is a five-cent coin.
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.
弾が彼の頬をかすめた。 The bullet just shaved his cheek.
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.
- 玉【ぎょく】
noun:
- precious stone (esp. jade) - also formerly read as ごく
- egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping) - Food term
- 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) ➜ 建玉
- geisha
- time charge for a geisha - abbreviation ➜ 玉代
- king (of the junior player) - abbreviation - Shōgi term ➜ 玉将
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.
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.
- 目玉★【めだま】
noun:
- eyeball
- special feature; centerpiece; showpiece; drawcard - abbreviation ➜ 目玉番組【めだまばんぐみ】
- special program; loss leader - abbreviation ➜ 目玉商品【めだましょうひん】
- sunny-side up fried egg - abbreviation ➜ 目玉焼き【めだまやき】
彼がパブロと結婚するつもりだと公に宣言したとき、彼の祖母は心臓が止まりそうになったし、彼の叔母は目玉が飛び出してしまいそうだった。でも彼の妹は鼻高々だった。 When he openly declared he would marry Pablo, he almost gave his grandmother a heart attack and made his aunt's eyes burst out of their sockets; however, his little sister beamed with pride.
- 替え玉☆【かえだま】替玉
noun:
- proxy; ringer; substitute; double
- second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
警察が追っていたのは替え玉で、その間に真犯人を逃してしまった。 The police followed a red herring while they let the true criminal escape.
- 大玉【おおだま】
noun:
- large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
「委員長、後は何を運ぶんだっけ?」「得点板と大玉もう一個、綱引きの綱」 "Mr Chairman, what needs moving next, again?" "Scoreboard, giant ball and the tug-of-war rope."
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