たまに

of たま

#772

Common

たまに

Meaning

1. occasionally; once in a while; now and then
  
  たまには会あいに来きて下ください。
  
  Come and see me once in a while.

Forms

たま

#342,877

たま

Meaning

1. occasional; infrequent; rare
  
  See also: 偶に (たまに)
  
  友理子ゆりこはたまの逢瀬おうせを心行こころゆくまで楽たのしんでしまいました。
  
  Yuriko thoroughly enjoyed her occasional secret meetings with her lover.

Forms

魂たましい

#1,627

Common

たましい

Meaning

1. ①
  
  soul; spirit; mind
  
  魂たましいの吐息といきを感かんじ始はじめた。
  
  I'm feeling the breath of life.
2. ②
  
  willpower; vitality
3. ③
  
  something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
4. ④
  
  inherent spirit of something; state of mind
  
  usu. as ～だましい
  
  See also: 大和魂 (やまとだましい)

Kanji

魂コン soul, spirit

Forms

玉たま

#3,710

Common

たま

Meaning

1. ①
  
  ball; sphere; globe; orb
2. ②
  
  bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
  
  彼かれの額がくには玉たまのような汗あせが浮うかんでいた。
  
  There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
3. ③
  
  ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball)
  
  esp. 球
4. ④
  
  pile (of noodles, etc.)
5. ⑤
  
  bullet
  
  esp. 弾
  
  弾たまが彼かれの頬ほおをかすめた。
  
  The bullet grazed his cheek.
6. ⑥
  
  bulb (i.e. a light bulb)
  
  esp. 球
7. ⑦
  
  lens (of glasses, etc.)
8. ⑧
  
  bead (of an abacus)
  
  esp. 玉, 珠
9. ⑨
  
  ball (i.e. a testicle)
  
  esp. 玉
  
  See also: 金玉 (きんたま)
10. ⑩
  
  gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl
  
  esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧
  
  艱難汝かんなんなんじを玉たまにす。
  
  Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
11. ⑪
  
  female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
12. ⑫
  
  person (when commenting on their nature); character
  
  こいつがそんな玉たまじゃないことなんてとうの昔むかしに解わかっていたからさ。
  
  That's because, you see, I've known he isn't that sort of person from a long time back.
13. ⑬
  
  item, funds or person used as part of a plot
14. ⑭
  
  egg
  
  Only applies to 玉
  
  See also: 卵 (たまご)
15. ⑮
  
  food, cooking
  
  okonomiyaki
  
  Only applies to 玉
  
  See also: お好み焼き (おこのみやき)
16. ⑯
  
  coin
  
  usu. だま
  
  ニッケルは５ごセント玉たまです。
  
  A nickel is a five-cent coin.
17. ⑰
  
  precious; beautiful; excellent