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fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw

cypress (Cupressus sp.)

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

tubifex worm

damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle

yarn seller

fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed

dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms

spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg

fishing line

raw silk thread

spider's thread; spider silk

knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn

silk thread

fine thread

lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff

weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)

weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)

telephone made from two cans and a piece of string

stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform

embroidery thread

(weaving) warp

konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles

hemp yarn; linen thread

white thread

colored thread; coloured thread

kite string

cotton thread

twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine

fishing line

sewing thread; suture

cloth woven from twisted silk yarn

fine thread; fine yarn; filament

tacking; basting (thread)

reeled thread

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)

colored thread; coloured thread; thread of cat's cradle; heddle thread

thin strips of raw fish and squid

(spun) silk thread; spun thread (wool, etc.)

dyed thread or yarn

braid; braided thread or cord

itobin; 17th century male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)

marionette manipulation

kanji "thread" radical at left; textile industry

strand

thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)

third string (of a shamisen, etc.)

scroll saw

sewing cotton

silk reeling; silk spinning; filature; silk reeler; silk spinner

flax yarn

weeping willow

bottom rim of cup or bowl

dental floss

knotted silk

waste thread

woman factory worker in weaving industry

low count yarn; thick thread

cotton

spun yarn

glossy silk thread (made from raw silk treated in a solution to dissolve the sericin)

silk or paper with cotton threads

top component of the kanji "thread" radical

first string (of a shamisen, etc.)

groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument; someone's ability to play the shamisen

purple; violet

vortex filament; vortex line

small pondweed (Potamogeton pusillus)

shuttle

medium-sized thread

inked marking string

reel; spool

drawn thread

chain of yarn

(musical) strings and bamboo

cashmere yarn

gassed yarn

chenille; chenille yarn

Yucca smalliana (species of yucca)

spinneret (of a spider)

second string (of a shamisen, etc.)

light chamfering (engineering)

coarse silk from the outside of a cocoon (a type of waste thread)

tightly twisted thread