tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
scarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
curl; curly hair; ringlet
reel for a spare bowstring
book of (trade) secrets; secrets; study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
lightly roasted and salted salmon (Hokkaidō specialty); fish wrapped in bamboo leaves or straw for transport
(woman's) undersash; datemaki; rolled omelette mixed with fish paste (omelet)
sleeved quilt; futon with sleeves; cotton padded nightwear
sword with a very long grip
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
curling inwards (esp. of the tips of one's hair)
tatsumaki senpūkyaku (kick attack from the Street Fighter series); hurricane kick
something rolled in paper; paper roll; cigarette
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
sushi roll (rolled in nori); rolled sushi; norimaki; makizushi
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
ancient boys' hairstyle with a part down the middle and a loop above each ear; Meiji-period women's hairstyle with hair twisted into a knot on top of the head and held in place with a pin; type of dance in kabuki; knots in colour of four cardinal points hanging from the roof above the ring; constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
hunt (where the hunting area is surrounded on four sides by hunters)
makizushi; rolled sushi; sushi roll; vinegared rice and fillings rolled in nori or a thin omelette
sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
taking up; winding; rolled paper
picture scroll depicting a famous battle
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
battleship sushi; gunkan maki; sushi made by wrapping a strip of nori around a rice ball with a topping
rolling something thinly; something rolled thinly (a thin roll of makizushi, a cigarette, etc.)
headband tied at the back
picture scroll of battles and warriors in the Warring States period
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
rolled Japanese-style omelette
rolling by hand (e.g. sushi roll, cigarette); winding by hand (e.g. watch); hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped); windup watch; mechanical watch
one's followers or hangers-on
folded or rolled head towel; towel twisted around one's head
detour (around a waterfall, etc. when gorge-climbing)
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
cucumber sushi wrapped in nori; cucumber makizushi
vinegared rice and sliced raw tuna wrapped in seaweed
round haul net; round seine
large square winter shawl
close-range fletched practice arrow
rolled Japanese-style omelette
hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
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
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise; eccentric; abnormal
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
zebra sole (Zebrias zebrinus)
series winding; pre-applied seaweed wrapping
winding (coil, armature, etc.)
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
alternating-current winding
rolled paper; roll of printing paper
odamaki mushi; egg custard dish on a base of udon noodles
spiral-wound gasket; spiral gasket
chōfu-maki (traditional Japanese sweet)
Clithon retropictus (water snail species)
white fish vinegared and rolled with kombu
gold-covered woodwork at a temple in Hiraizumi
woven mat tied around a plant to prevent damage from the weight of snow
rolled tail (of a traditional Japanese hat); looped tail
omelette rolled together with seaweed
makizushi comprising mackerel fillet marinated in salt and vinegar, wrapped in rice and covered in shredded kombu
egg custard dish on a base of udon noodles
leaf folder (caterpillar)
coiled spring; coil spring; helical spring
frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii); frill-necked lizard
any monkey of family Cebidae (esp. the capuchin monkeys of genus Cebus, but also including marmosets, tamarins and squirrel monkeys)
aphid; plant louse; plant lice
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
spinetail devil ray (Mobula japanica); Japanese devil ray
brown capuchin; tufted capuchin (Cebus apella)
blue bat star (Patiria pectinifera)
European physa (Physella acuta); tadpole snail; bladder snail
leafroller moth (Tortricidae spp.); tortrix moth
black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
trapezium horse conch (Pleuroploca trapezium)
black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
akumaki; traditional sweet made from glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaf and soaked in lye
constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam
basketfish (Kentrocapros aculeatus)
ruff; reeve (species of sandpiper, Philomachus pugnax)
Oriental tea tortrix moth (Homona magnanima)