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
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
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
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
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
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
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
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
spider's thread; spider silk
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
colored thread; coloured thread
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
to fish; to have a line in the water
fine thread; fine yarn; filament
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
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
cloth woven from twisted silk yarn
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
tacking; basting (thread)
thin strips of raw fish and squid
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
spider's thread; spider silk
cloth woven from twisted silk yarn
tacking; basting (thread)
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
(spun) silk thread; spun thread (wool, etc.)
braid; braided thread or cord
itobin; 17th century male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)
kanji "thread" radical at left; textile industry
third string (of a shamisen, etc.)
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
(spun) silk thread; spun thread (wool, etc.)
silk reeling; silk spinning; filature; silk reeler; silk spinner
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
thin strips of raw fish and squid
braid; braided thread or cord
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
low count yarn; thick thread
woman factory worker in weaving industry
(spun) silk thread; spun thread (wool, etc.)
dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms
first string (of a shamisen, etc.)
silk or paper with cotton threads
top component of the kanji "thread" radical
groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument; someone's ability to play the shamisen
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
bottom rim of cup or bowl
glossy silk thread (made from raw silk treated in a solution to dissolve the sericin)
vortex filament; vortex line
light chamfering (engineering)
second string (of a shamisen, etc.)
(musical) strings and bamboo
Yucca smalliana (species of yucca)
coarse silk from the outside of a cocoon (a type of waste thread)
damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle
damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle
small pondweed (Potamogeton pusillus)