(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
ぎょくさい
kekalahan terhormat
trying but being utterly beaten
drop of water
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
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)
100 yen coin
10 yen coin
one-yen coin
500 yen coin
50 yen coin
5 yen coin
squid okonomiyaki
(hen's) egg
ladle
おてだま
permainan kantong biji
bobbling the ball
Bon holiday gift (usu. money given to children by parents or grandparents)
scolding
to get a good scolding
egg soup
egg soup
Chinese dish with fried egg and crab
glass sphere
ガラスだまえんぎ
Permainan Manik Kaca
The Glass Bead Game (1943 novel by Herman Hesse)
bang snap
hanging decorative ball that splits in half to release confetti, streamers, balloons, etc. (for celebratory events)
くすだまわり
pembukaan bola dekorasi
opening a hanging ball filled with confetti, streamers, etc. (at a celebratory event)
big and round eyes
kendama
you wish!
stray bullet
abacus bead
だしまきたまご
telur dadar gulung jepang
rolled Japanese-style omelette
Naticidae (family of molluscs comprising the moon snails)
Saitama Prefecture
cornfield
とんぼだま
manik-manik kaca hias
glass bead
pachinko ball
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
kolesterol jahat
LDL cholesterol
scapegoating
pathogenic bacteria
having nothing to do
candy
いちだま
manik sempoa bernilai satu
soroban bead with value one
hidden ball trick
jet black
discoidal bead (Kofun period)
smoke bomb
topaz
topaz
yellow jasper
おんたま
telur rebus setengah matang
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
udon dengan telur mentah
udon with raw egg, and shoyu, dashi, etc.
guts
guts
ぎゃくたま
laki-laki yang menikahi wanita kaya
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman
ぎゃくたまのこし
pria yang menikah ke keluarga kaya
man marrying into wealth and power
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
sabuk kulit upacara
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
たまのはだ
kulit sehalus permata
skin as beautiful as a gem
たまのこし
pernikahan dengan pria kaya
money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
たまのこしにのる
menikah dengan orang kaya
to marry into a family of rank
たまヒュン
sensasi ngilu di testis
ball-tightening (e.g. when riding downwards on a roller coaster)
iceberg lettuce
(precious) letter
Tamayori-hime (deity; mother of Emperor Jimmu)