This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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半玉

はんぎょく
child geisha; apprentice entertainer
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玉代

ぎょくだい
time charge for a geisha
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玉虫

吉丁虫
たまむし
jewel beetle; Chrysochroa fulgidissima; insect with iridescent wings
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玉虫色

たまむしいろ
iridescent; equivocal; ambivalent; variable meaning; weasel-word; chameleonic interpretation
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碧玉

へきぎょく
jasper
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玉突き

玉突、球撞き
たまつき
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
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玉入れ

たまいれ
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
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玉杯

ぎょくはい
jade cup
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表六玉

兵六玉
ひょうろくだま
nincompoop; simpleton
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玉偏

たまへん、ぎょくへん
kanji "jewel" radical at left (radical 96)