(an expert) in the making
calculation on an abacus
ball (i.e. a testicle)
eyeball
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
bargain goods
bad character
the Emperor's voice
jewel
trying but being utterly beaten
drop of water
かえだま
segunda porción de fideos
second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
onion (Allium cepa)
iridescent colour
character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)
fireball
stray bullet
beanbags
raw egg
fried egg
boss
しらたま
bola de harina de arroz
rice flour dumpling
serial collisions (of cars)
golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)
high-quality green tea
magatama
soap bubble
marble
Saitama (city, prefecture)
ひゃくえんだま
moneda de 100 yenes
100 yen coin
じゅうえんだま
moneda de 10 yenes
10 yen coin
one-yen coin
ごひゃくえんだま
moneda de 500 yenes
500 yen coin
ごじゅうえんだま
moneda de 50 yenes
50 yen coin
5 yen coin
いかたま
okonomiyaki de calamar
squid okonomiyaki
(hen's) egg
ladle
bobbling the ball
Bon holiday gift (usu. money given to children by parents or grandparents)
scolding
おめだまをくらう
recibir una reprimenda
to get a good scolding
egg soup
egg soup
かにたま
tortilla de cangrejo
Chinese dish with fried egg and crab
glass sphere
ガラスだまえんぎ
El juego de los abalorios
The Glass Bead Game (1943 novel by Herman Hesse)
かんしゃくだま
petardo de impacto
bang snap
hanging decorative ball that splits in half to release confetti, streamers, balloons, etc. (for celebratory events)
くすだまわり
apertura de la kusudama
opening a hanging ball filled with confetti, streamers, etc. (at a celebratory event)
グリグリめだま
ojos grandes y redondos
big and round eyes
kendama
you wish!
stray bullet
abacus bead
だしまきたまご
tortilla japonesa enrollada
rolled Japanese-style omelette
Naticidae (family of molluscs comprising the moon snails)
Saitama Prefecture
cornfield
とんぼだま
cuentas de vidrio decoradas
glass bead
pachinko ball
ピンポンだま
pelota de ping-pong
ping-pong ball
fully naked woman
boiled egg
glass marble
Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang (variety of climbing fig)
あくだまコレステロール
colesterol LDL
LDL cholesterol
scapegoating
pathogenic bacteria
にぎりぎんたま
estar mano sobre mano
having nothing to do
candy
いちだま
cuenta de ábaco con valor de uno
soroban bead with value one
hidden ball trick
jet black
うすだま
cuenta discoidal (periodo Kofun)
discoidal bead (Kofun period)
smoke bomb
topaz
topaz
yellow jasper
おんたま
huevo pasado por agua
soft-boiled egg
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
falling star
かまたまうどん
fideos udon con huevo crudo
udon with raw egg, and shoyu, dashi, etc.
guts
guts
ぎゃくたま
hombre que se casa por dinero
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman
ぎゃくたまのこし
casarse por interés (hombre)
man marrying into wealth and power
たまのり
equilibrio sobre una bola
balancing on a ball
egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping)
fly in the ointment
beads of sweat
bead string
ごくのおび
cinturón ceremonial de cuero
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
skin as beautiful as a gem
たまのこし
matrimonio con un hombre rico
money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
たまのこしにのる
casarse con un rico
to marry into a family of rank
たまヒュン
sensación de vacío en los testículos
ball-tightening (e.g. when riding downwards on a roller coaster)
iceberg lettuce
(precious) letter
Tamayori-hime (deity; mother of Emperor Jimmu)