[たま, tama] (n) (1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) (esp. 球) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸) bullet; (6) (esp. 球) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) (esp. 玉, 珠) bead (of an abacus); (9) (sl) (abbr) (esp. 玉) (See 金玉・きんたま) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) (esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derog) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n, n-suf) (14) (See 玉子・2) egg; (n-suf) (15) (usu. だま) coin; (16) precious; beautiful; excellent; (P) #2007
[barubu (P); varuvu (P)] (n) (1) (バルブ only) bulb; (2) valve; (P) #10120
[でんきゅう, denkyuu] (n) (See 白熱電球) light bulb; (P) #19786
[カウパーせん, kaupa-sen] (n) Cowper's gland; bulbourethral gland
[タングステンでんきゅう, tangusuten denkyuu] (n) tungsten lamp; tungsten bulb
[ナツメきゅう(ナツメ球);なつめきゅう(なつめ球;棗球), natsume kyuu ( natsume tama ); natsumekyuu ( natsume tama ; natsume tama )] (n) (See 棗・1) night-light bulb; jujube bulb
[barubasubau] (n) (See 球状船首) bulbous bow (on a ship to reduce drag)
[barubuno-zuyuniko-nfisshu] (n) bulbnose unicornfish (Naso tonganus, species of Indo-West Pacific tang)
[ビームきゅう, bi-mu kyuu] (n) spotlight bulb (e.g. in interior lighting)
[furasshubarubu] (n) (1) flashbulb; (2) flush valve
[metaruhaidoraito] (n) metal halide; MH; type of high intensity discharge (HID) light bulb
[かんきゅう, kankyuu] (n) (See 乾球温度計) dry-bulb
[かんきゅうおんどけい, kankyuuondokei] (n) dry-bulb thermometer
[かんしつきゅうしつどけい, kanshitsukyuushitsudokei] (n) wet and dry-bulb thermometer
[かんきゅうひん, kankyuuhin] (n) fluorescent light bulb
[かんさい, kansai] (n) (uk) Tulipa edulis (species of tulip with an edible bulb)
[きゅうけい, kyuukei] (n) (plant) bulb; onion
[きゅうこん, kyuukon] (n, adj-no) (plant) bulb
[きゅうじょうせんしゅ, kyuujousenshu] (n) (See バルバスバウ) bulbous bow (on a ship to reduce drag)
[かながじら;カナガシラ, kanagajira ; kanagashira] (n) (uk) red-whiskered bulbul (Lepidotrigla microptera)
[こうらうん;コウラウン, kouraun ; kouraun] (n) (uk) red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
[こかぶ, kokabu] (n) (1) (plant's) new bulb; (2) new stocks; new shares
[こもちまんねんぐさ;コモチマンネングサ, komochimannengusa ; komochimannengusa] (n) (uk) Sedum bulbiferum (species of stonecrop)
[やきだまきかん, yakidamakikan] (n) hot-bulb or semi-diesel engine
[しんくうでんきゅう, shinkuudenkyuu] (n) vacuum bulb
[せんこうでんきゅう, senkoudenkyuu] (n, adj-no) flash bulb
[ぜんていきゅう, zenteikyuu] (n) vestibular bulb (aggregation of erectile tissue within the clitoris)
[だんごばな;だんごっぱな, dangobana ; dangoppana] (n) snub nose; pug nose; button-shaped nose; bulbous nose; cauliflower-shaped nose
[でんきのたま, denkinotama] (n) electric (light) bulb
[まめきゅう, mamekyuu] (n) (abbr) (See 豆電球) miniature light bulb; midget lamp
[まめでんきゅう, mamedenkyuu] (n) miniature light bulb; midget lamp
[にょうどうきゅうせん, nyoudoukyuusen] (n) bulbourethral gland; Cowper's gland
[はくねつでんきゅう, hakunetsudenkyuu] (n) (See 電球) light bulb; incandescent light bulb
[むぎきゅう, mugikyuu] (n) wheat bulb; wheat grain light bulb
[ゆりね, yurine] (n) lily bulb
[ほていらん;ホテイラン, hoteiran ; hoteiran] (n) (uk) fairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa, esp. Calypso bulbosa var. speciosa)
[はだかでんきゅう, hadakadenkyuu] (n) naked light bulb
[りんけい, rinkei] (n, adj-no) (lily or tulip, etc.) bulb
[りんよう, rinyou] (n) scale leaf (forming part of a bulb)
[むかご;ぬかご;れいよし, mukago ; nukago ; reiyoshi] (n) (uk) bulbil (esp. of a Japanese yam)
[むかごいらくさ;ムカゴイラクサ, mukagoirakusa ; mukagoirakusa] (n) (uk) Laportea bulbifera (species of nettle-like plant)
[ひよどり;ひえどり;ヒヨドリ;ヒエドリ, hiyodori ; hiedori ; hiyodori ; hiedori] (n) (uk) brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)