to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
spider's thread; spider 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
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
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
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
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
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
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
removal of stitches; removal of sutures
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
spinning; silk reeling; filature
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
to lower one's fishing line (into water)
colored thread; coloured thread
(doing something) regardless of expense
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
thin omelette cut into strips
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
(doing something) regardless of expense
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
spinning mill; filature; thread-manufacturing plant; silk mill
three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
fine thread; fine yarn; filament
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
to fish; to have a line in the water
to pull wires; to pull strings
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
(doing something) regardless of expense
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
tacking; basting (thread)
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
thin strips of raw fish and squid
(traditional Japanese) musical instruments
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
droopy-branch cherry tree
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
thin omelette cut into strips
Wuchereria bancrofti (species of filaria)
spider's thread; spider silk
bottom rim of earthenware cup
cloth woven from twisted silk yarn
tacking; basting (thread)
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
(doing something) regardless of expense
(spun) silk thread; spun thread (wool, etc.)
twisted thread or yarn; twining of thread or yarn
to lower one's fishing line (into water)
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
itobin; 17th century male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)
third string (of a shamisen, etc.)
braid; braided thread or cord
kanji "thread" radical at left; textile industry
stark-naked; without a stitch of clothing on
(spun) silk thread; spun thread (wool, etc.)
single yarn (in spinning)
binding thread; basting thread
pegbox (of a shamisen, etc.)
silk reeling; silk spinning; filature; silk reeler; silk spinner
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
to find a clue; to make a beginning
braid; braided thread or cord
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
low count yarn; thick thread
thin strips of raw fish and squid
China-made thread or yarn
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
filament; protonema; trichome; mitochondria
bottom rim of cup or bowl
thread to make seams conspicuous
spinning; spun cotton (wool)
woman factory worker in weaving industry
groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument; someone's ability to play the shamisen
gossamer; (arch.) heat haze; (arch.) shimmer of hot air
silk or paper with cotton threads
top component of the kanji "thread" radical
dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms
first string (of a shamisen, etc.)
glossy silk thread (made from raw silk treated in a solution to dissolve the sericin)
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
(spun) silk thread; spun thread (wool, etc.)
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
thin omelette cut into strips
drizzle; light rain; fine rain
liquid cosmetic made from loofah extract
damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle
damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle
pegbox (of a shamisen, etc.)
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
stark-naked; without a stitch of clothing on
golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
binding thread; basting thread
bottom rim of cup or bowl
spinetail devil ray (Mobula japonica); Japanese devil ray
spinetail devil ray (Mobula japonica); Japanese devil ray
spinetail devil ray (Mobula japonica); Japanese devil ray
spinetail devil ray (Mobula japonica); Japanese devil ray
glossy silk thread (made from raw silk treated in a solution to dissolve the sericin)
vortex filament; vortex line
African pompano (Alectis ciliaris)
(musical) strings and bamboo
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)
Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line
nettling thread; stinging filament
person sporting an itobin hairstyle
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
goldencup St. John's wort (Hypericum patulum)
Mortonagrion hirosei (species of damselfly)
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