[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
[ばんづけ, banduke] (n) ranking of entertainers, sumo wrestlers, etc.; (P) #10596
[とぎ, togi] (n) nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer #17230
[さぶるこ, saburuko] (n) (arch) (uk) (See 浮かれ女・うかれめ) prostitute and entertainer
[さぶるおとめ, saburuotome] (n) (arch) (See さぶる児・さぶるこ) prostitute and entertainer
[enta-teina-] (n) entertainer
[buromaido] (n) (1) bromide; (2) publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.; (P)
[puromaido] (n) (See ブロマイド) Promide (product name for bromides released by Marubell); bromide (publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.)
[えちごじし, echigojishi] (n) street performance by itinerant entertainers featuring a tumbling act in which a child performer wears a carved lion's head
[えんげいじん, engeijin] (n) entertainer
[ぎじょ, gijo] (n) woman entertainer; prostitute
[キーセン;きいさん;こしょう, ki-sen ; kiisan ; koshou] (n) Korean female entertainer (kor
[しゅつえんしゃ, shutsuensha] (n) performer; entertainer; actor
[おんなげいしゃ, onnageisha] (n) (See 男芸者) female entertainer; geisha
[おおよせ, ooyose] (n) (1) calling many harlots and entertainers and have a big party; (2) starting an important maneuver at the end of a game of go
[おとこげいしゃ, otokogeisha] (n) (See 太鼓持ち・1) male entertainer
[とりおい, torioi] (n) (1) driving off birds; (2) procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; (3) female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; (4) street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
[はんたま, hantama] (n) child geisha; apprentice entertainer
[まっしゃ, massha] (n) (1) (See 本社) subordinate shrine; (2) (arch) (See 太鼓持ち) professional entertainer
[かどづけ;かどつけ, kadoduke ; kadotsuke] (n, vs) door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
[たびげいにん, tabigeinin] (n) itinerant entertainer
[たびやくしゃ, tabiyakusha] (n) itinerant entertainer or troupe
[たいこもち;ほうかん(幇間), taikomochi ; houkan ( houkan )] (n) (1) professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon; (2) flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
[しず;せん, shizu ; sen] (n) (1) (arch) lowly person; lowliness; (2) (しず only) (hum) I (used by male entertainers)