Dictionary: “玉”

honorable death;death without surrender;honorable defeat

iridescent colour

bead (of sweat, dew, etc.);drop;droplet

trying but being utterly beaten;being completely rejected when professing one's love

equivocal (reply, statement, etc.);ambiguous;vague

ball (in sports);pitch (e.g. in baseball)

pile (of noodles, etc.)

bullet

bulb (i.e. a light bulb)

lens (of glasses, etc.)

bead (of an abacus)

ball (i.e. a testicle)

gem;jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively);pearl

female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)

person (when commenting on their nature);character

item, funds or person used as part of a plot

egg

okonomiyaki

coin

precious;beautiful;excellent

onion (Allium cepa)

high-quality green tea

the Emperor's voice

billiards;pool

beautiful voice;beautiful sound

jewel-like dewdrop

serial collisions (of cars)

precious stone (esp. jade)

Tamagawa University

fly in the ointment;small flaw in otherwise perfect object;only trouble;only fault

special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels

beads of sweat

Tamagawa Modern Art Museum

miso ball

bead string;thread of life

skin as beautiful as a gem;beautiful skin

fence around a shrine

palanquin set with jewels

king (of the junior player)

bowl of rice topped with egg

to marry into a family of rank;to marry money

cash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine;money offering dedicated to the Shinto gods;fees for offering a branch of the sacred tree to the gods

ball-tightening (e.g. when riding downwards on a roller coaster)

throne

jeweler

bamboo curtain;palace

branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering)

kanji "jewel" radical at left (radical 96)

Tamayori-hime (deity; mother of Emperor Jimmu)