(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)
めだましょうひん
produto de destaque
bargain goods
bad character
the Emperor's voice
jewel
trying but being utterly beaten
drop of water
かえだま
segunda porção de macarrão
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
bolinho de farinha 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
moeda de 100 ienes
100 yen coin
じゅうえんだま
moeda de 10 ienes
10 yen coin
one-yen coin
ごひゃくえんだま
moeda de 500 ienes
500 yen coin
ごじゅうえんだま
moeda de 50 ienes
50 yen coin
5 yen coin
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
levar uma bronca
to get a good scolding
egg soup
egg soup
かにたま
omelete de caranguejo
Chinese dish with fried egg and crab
glass sphere
ガラスだまえんぎ
O Jogo das Contas de Vidro
The Glass Bead Game (1943 novel by Herman Hesse)
かんしゃくだま
estalinho de salão
bang snap
hanging decorative ball that splits in half to release confetti, streamers, balloons, etc. (for celebratory events)
くすだまわり
abertura da kusudama
opening a hanging ball filled with confetti, streamers, etc. (at a celebratory event)
グリグリめだま
olhos grandes e redondos
big and round eyes
kendama
you wish!
stray bullet
abacus bead
だしまきたまご
omelete japonesa enrolada
rolled Japanese-style omelette
Naticidae (family of molluscs comprising the moon snails)
Saitama Prefecture
cornfield
とんぼだま
contas de vidro decoradas
glass bead
pachinko ball
ピンポンだま
bola de pingue-pongue
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
ficar de braços cruzados
having nothing to do
candy
いちだま
conta de soroban com valor um
soroban bead with value one
hidden ball trick
jet black
うすだま
conta discoidal (período Kofun)
discoidal bead (Kofun period)
smoke bomb
topaz
topaz
yellow jasper
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
macarrão udon com ovo cru
udon with raw egg, and shoyu, dashi, etc.
guts
guts
ぎゃくたま
homem que se casa por interesse
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman
ぎゃくたまのこし
casamento por interesse (homem)
man marrying into wealth and power
たまのり
equilibrar-se sobre uma 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
cinto cerimonial de couro
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
casamento com homem rico
money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
たまのこしにのる
casar-se com um rico
to marry into a family of rank
ball-tightening (e.g. when riding downwards on a roller coaster)
iceberg lettuce
(precious) letter
Tamayori-hime (deity; mother of Emperor Jimmu)