to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
surrounding at a distance
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to roll up; to be rolled up
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
to surge (water or waves)
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
scarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
colleagues; cronies; merry men
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
rolled Japanese-style omelette
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
longitudinal winding; curling (e.g. hair)
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
rolled Japanese-style omelette
makikomi (judo throw); vehicle accident involving a turn (e.g. when a car turns and hits a bicycle that was going straight); left-turn accident; right-turn accident
to wind (e.g. a watch); to give (someone) a good prodding; to make (someone) shape up
makizushi; rolled sushi; sushi roll; vinegared rice and fillings rolled in nori or a thin omelette
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck
sushi roll (rolled in nori); rolled sushi; norimaki; makizushi
sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
taking up; winding; rolled paper
something rolled in paper; paper roll; cigarette
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
curling inwards (esp. of the tips of one's hair)
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
(woman's) undersash; datemaki; rolled omelette mixed with fish paste (omelet)
battleship sushi; gunkan maki; sushi made by wrapping a strip of nori around a rice ball with a topping
rolling by hand (e.g. sushi roll, cigarette); winding by hand (e.g. watch); hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped); windup watch; mechanical watch
lifting; hoisting; furling; winding
towel twisted into a headband
vinegared rice and sliced raw tuna wrapped in seaweed
cucumber sushi wrapped in nori; cucumber makizushi
if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise; eccentric; abnormal
rolling something thinly; something rolled thinly (a thin roll of makizushi, a cigarette, etc.)
one's followers or hangers-on
to gust; to blow violently
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
hunt (where the hunting area is surrounded on four sides by hunters)
vehicle accident involving a turn (e.g. when a car turns and hits a bicycle that was going straight); left-turn accident; right-turn accident; left-hook accident; right-hook accident
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
bamboo mat used in food preparation (esp. to roll sushi); sushi mat
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi
lightly roasted and salted salmon (Hokkaidō specialty); fish wrapped in bamboo leaves or straw for transport
winding a replacement thread, wire, etc.; changing from an overarm to an underarm grip on one's opponent's belt
curl (on a rolled poster, etc.)
leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword
bite-sized morsels wrapped in nori
round haul net; round seine
balling and burlapping (horticulture); root wrapping
sleeved quilt; futon with sleeves; cotton padded nightwear
as hard as one can; with one's whole heart
rice cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
folded or rolled head towel; towel twisted around one's head
omelette-wrapped eel; basted, roasted eel wrapped in a rolled omelette
if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them
series winding; pre-applied seaweed wrapping
kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern
obi that is not tied but merely wrapped around the body
straw belt wrapped around trees to protect against pests; decorative straw wrapped around wine barrels
headband tied at the back
pile of poo shaped like a soft-serve ice cream
large square winter shawl
women's waistcloth; loincloth; garment worn by nobles when bathing
rolled paper; roll of printing paper
spiral-wound gasket; spiral gasket
makizushi with the rice on the outside
round haul netter; seine netter; purse seiner
omelette rolled together with seaweed
towel twisted into a headband
makizushi comprising mackerel fillet marinated in salt and vinegar, wrapped in rice and covered in shredded kombu
leaf folder (caterpillar)
frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii); frill-necked lizard
heave ho (shout used by construction workers, etc. when pulling something big)
garden snail (Euhadra quaesita)
coiled spring; coil spring; helical spring
akumaki; traditional sweet made from glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaf and soaked in lye