- 目玉【めだま】 - eyeball, special feature, centerpiece, showpiece, drawcard, special program, loss leader, sunny-side up fried egg 
- お年玉【おとしだま】 - New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors) 
- 目玉商品【めだましょうひん】 - bargain goods, loss leader, eye-catching goods, featured product 
- 珠玉【しゅぎょく】 - jewel, gem, gem (of a story, essay, etc.), accomplished work, beautiful piece 
- 水玉【みずたま】 - drop of water, polka dots 
- 替え玉【かえだま】 - stand-in, proxy, substitute, double, ringer, second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth) 
- 悪玉【あくだま】 - bad character, bad person, villain, baddie 
- 善玉【ぜんだま】 - good person, good guy, character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints) 
- 火の玉【ひのたま】 - fireball, ball of fire, will-o'-the-wisp, jack-o'-lantern 
- 手玉【てだま】 - beanbags, jackstones, cueball 
- 白玉【しらたま】 - white gem (esp. a pearl), rice flour dumpling, white-flowered camellia 
- 親玉【おやだま】 - boss, chief, head 
- 勾玉【まがたま】 - magatama, comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade 
- 玉音【ぎょくおん】 - the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound