beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
spider's thread; spider silk
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
waste thread; lint; fluff
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
spinning; silk reeling; filature
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
spider's thread; spider silk
three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
waste thread; lint; fluff
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
removal of stitches; removal of sutures
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
to lower one's fishing line (into water)
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); (lit.) to be tied by the red string (of fate)
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
colored thread; coloured thread
(doing something) regardless of expense
spinning mill; filature; thread-manufacturing plant; silk mill
thin omelette cut into strips
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
(doing something) regardless of expense
fine thread; fine yarn; filament
cotton yarn; cotton thread
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
to fish; to have a line in the water
to pull wires; to pull strings
(doing something) regardless of expense
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
binding of plates with colored laces (in traditional suits of armor)
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line
colored thread; coloured thread; thread of cat's cradle; heddle thread
cloth woven from twisted silk yarn
stretching out a string; stretching out like a string; silk reeling; silk spinning; pulling someone's strings; appearance of strings from a Buddha's fingertips when being prayed to (folk belief)
tacking; basting (thread)
binding of plates with colored laces (in traditional suits of armor)
thin strips of raw fish and squid
leveling line (establishing horizontality during construction); level string line; leveling string
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
droopy-branch cherry tree
gossamer; (arch.) heat haze; (arch.) shimmer of hot air
thin omelette cut into strips
elater; (arch.) plucking (a stringed instrument)
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
(traditional Japanese) musical instruments
spider's thread; spider silk
bottom rim of earthenware cup
cloth woven from twisted silk yarn
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
Wuchereria bancrofti (species of filaria)
tacking; basting (thread)
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
(doing something) regardless of expense
silk reeling; silk spinning; filature; silk reeler; silk spinner
tsumugi silk yarn; (spun) silk noil yarn
kanji "thread" radical at left; textile industry
to lower one's fishing line (into water)
single yarn (in spinning)
stark-naked; without a stitch of clothing on
braid; braided thread or cord
itobin; 17th century male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
third string (of a shamisen, etc.)
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
spinning; spun cotton (wool)
binding thread; basting thread
twisted thread or yarn; twining of thread or yarn
spun thread; spun yarn (silk, wool, cotton, etc.)
pegbox (of a shamisen, etc.)
silkworm gut; fishing gut; artificial gut; gut fishing line
binding thread; basting thread
thin strips of raw fish and squid
braid; braided thread or cord
China-made thread or yarn
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
low count yarn; thick thread
filament; protonema; trichome; mitochondria
to find a clue; to make a beginning
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
(musical) strings and bamboo
woman factory worker in weaving industry
silk or paper with cotton threads
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
thread to make seams conspicuous
bottom rim of cup or bowl
dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms
tsumugi silk yarn; (spun) silk noil yarn
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument; someone's ability to play the shamisen
glossy silk thread (made from raw silk treated in a solution to dissolve the sericin)
binding of plates with white laces (in traditional suits of armor)
first string (of a shamisen, etc.)
top component of the kanji "thread" radical
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US)
thin omelette cut into strips
drizzle; light rain; fine rain
liquid cosmetic made from loofah extract
colored thread; coloured thread; thread of cat's cradle; heddle thread
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle
damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle
kanji "thread" radical at left; textile industry
golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
pegbox (of a shamisen, etc.)
stark-naked; without a stitch of clothing on
itobin; 17th century male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)
itobin; 17th century male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
spun thread; spun yarn (silk, wool, cotton, etc.)
African pompano (Alectis ciliaris)
bottom rim of cup or bowl
spinetail devil ray (Mobula japanica); Japanese devil ray
spinetail devil ray (Mobula japanica); Japanese devil ray
spinetail devil ray (Mobula japanica); Japanese devil ray
spinetail devil ray (Mobula japanica); Japanese devil ray
blue bat star (Patiria pectinifera)
binding of plates with white laces (in traditional suits of armor)
Mortonagrion hirosei (species of damselfly)
glossy silk thread (made from raw silk treated in a solution to dissolve the sericin)
vortex filament; vortex line
shuttle (weaving, sewing); bobbin threading
slub yarn (yarn with lumps, thickening, etc.)
Yucca smalliana (species of yucca)
spinnerule (small spinning tube on a spinneret)
second string (of a shamisen, etc.)
light chamfering (engineering)
grandrelle yarn; mouline yarn; mottled yarn; mock twist yarn
self-removal of stitches (esp. of pets, animals); self-extraction of sutures
coarse silk from the outside of a cocoon (a type of waste thread)
nettling thread; stinging filament
person sporting an itobin hairstyle
groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument
spaghetti squash (group of cultivars of Cucurbita pepo)
spaghetti squash (group of cultivars of Cucurbita pepo)
woolen yarn; woollen yarn; knitting wool
silky luster; silky lustre
spun silk; spun silk yarn; schappe
spun silk; spun silk yarn; schappe
goldencup St. John's wort (Hypericum patulum)
nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum); apple of Sodom; titty fruit; cow's udder
precious wentletrap (Epitonium scalare)
trapezium horse conch (Pleuroploca trapezium)
Ceriagrion nipponicum (species of damselfly)
golden threadfin bream (Nemipterus virgatus); besugo
basketfish (Kentrocapros aculeatus)
chinamanfish (Symphorus nematophorus)
Myersina filifer (species of goby)
attenuated spider fish (Bathypterois atricolor)
small pondweed (Potamogeton pusillus)
angled luffa (Luffa acutangula); Chinese okra; dish cloth gourd; ridged gourd; sponge gourd; vegetable gourd