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たま

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たま

Meanings

  1. 1.
    nball; sphere; globe; orb
  2. 2.
    nbead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
  3. 3.
    nball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball)
  4. 4.
    npile (of noodles, etc.)
  5. 5.
    nbullet
  6. 6.
    nbulb (i.e. a light bulb)
  7. 7.
    nlens (of glasses, etc.)
  8. 8.
    nbead (of an abacus)
  9. 9.
    nball (i.e. a testicle)
  10. 10.
    ngem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl
  11. 11.
    nfemale entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
  12. 12.
    nperson (when commenting on their nature); character
  13. 13.
    nitem, funds or person used as part of a plot
  14. 14.
    n, n-sufegg
  15. 15.
    n-suf, ctrokonomiyaki
  16. 16.
    n-sufcoin
  17. 17.
    n-sufprecious; beautiful; excellent

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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