飲乾す[nomihosu] to drink up
乾かす[kawakasu] to dry (clothes, etc.)
乾き[kawaki] drying
乾く[kawaku] to get dry
乾せる[kaseru] to dry up

乾びる[karabiru] to dry up
乾パン[kanpan] cracker
乾果[kanka] dry fruit (i.e. nuts)
乾菓子[higashi] dried candies

悪球[akkyuu] hard ball to hit
逸球[ikkyuu] muffed ball
衛星地球局[eiseichikyuukyoku] (satellite) earth station
眼球[gankyuu] eyeball
気球[kikyuu] balloon

球戯[kyuugi] billiards
球技[kyuugi] ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
球菌[kyuukin] coccus
球形[kyuukei] globular or spherical shape