noun:

• alloy of gold, silver, copper, zinc, cadmium, etc., used to fuse items of gold

expression:

• in front of your nose; right next to you
• tip of one's nose

noun / ~の noun / ~する noun:

• receiving; welcoming; going to meet - polite language ➜ 迎え

noun:

• final call; call of fate; approach of death

noun:

• (ornamental) tip of a scabbard ［鐺・璫・小尻］
• bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever ［鐺・璫・木尻］

expression / noun:

• humiliation of defeat in battle; past humiliation by others; shame of an unendurable disgrace - proverb ➜ 会稽の恥を雪ぐ【かいけいのはじをすすぐ】

noun:

• winning hand composed of two sets of two identical chows plus a pair - Mahjong term ➜ 一盃口【イーペーコー】

noun:

• written investigation; report of an investigation
• school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)

noun:

• top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down

noun / ~する noun:

• going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating
• going and coming back

noun:

• upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people
• first and second volumes

noun:

• four gods said to rule over the four directions
• (in China) four gods said to rule over the four seasons

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

noun / ~する noun:

• being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

adjective:

• stinking; smelly
• suspicious; fishy
• clumsy; unskilled

suffix / adjective:

• smelling of
• looking like; appearing like; smacking of; -ish

noun:

• change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment - four character idiom

noun:

• soft fiberboard; soft fibreboard - senses 1 and 2 are originally from an abbreviation of "texture"
• cloth; fabric; material - often used in brand names
• tex; unit of linear mass density of fibres

noun / ~する noun:

• rebound
• relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight

noun:

• return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine

noun:

• stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut

noun:

• divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; nemesis
• suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• half-year (sometimes esp. as an Edo-period duration of employment) ➜ 一季
• half of a season

noun:

• musical (dramatic) piece in several acts; type of koto solo; lively type of shamisen song

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• intangible; incorporeal
• by force; outrageous; cruel; unreasonable ➜ 無理
• making light of; making fun of

noun / ~する noun:

• compounding of medicine; dispensing (medicine)
• dispensation (e.g. of heaven); providence; combining; arranging; putting together

noun:

• opening (of a bottle); broaching
• beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales); first sale

noun:

• Imjin War (1592-1597); Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea; battle(s) of Bunroku and Keicho

noun:

• writing some characters (esp. complex kanji) of a compound as kana instead of kanji - e.g. しょう油, 宝くじ

~と adverb / ~たる adjective:

• proceeding quickly; flying (of time); rapidly; with great strides
• running quickly (of a horse) - original meaning - archaism