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
silk thread; silk yarn; corn 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.)
waste thread; lint; fluff
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
waste thread; lint; fluff
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
fine thread; fine yarn; filament
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
to fish; to have a line in the water
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
binding of plates with colored laces (in traditional suits of armor)
colored thread; coloured thread; thread of cat's cradle; heddle thread
cloth woven from twisted silk yarn
tacking; basting (thread)
thin strips of raw fish and squid
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)
binding of plates with colored laces (in traditional suits of armor)
leveling line (establishing horizontality during construction); level string line; leveling string
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
spider's thread; spider silk
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
cloth woven from twisted silk yarn
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
tacking; basting (thread)
tsumugi silk yarn; (spun) silk noil yarn
kanji "thread" radical at left; textile industry
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
braid; braided thread or cord
third string (of a shamisen, etc.)
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
itobin; 17th century male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)
silk reeling; silk spinning; filature; silk reeler; silk spinner
spun thread; spun yarn (silk, wool, cotton, etc.)
thin strips of raw fish and squid
braid; braided thread or cord
low count yarn; thick thread
silk or paper with cotton threads
woman factory worker in weaving industry
(musical) strings and bamboo
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms
tsumugi silk yarn; (spun) silk noil yarn
first string (of a shamisen, etc.)
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
colored thread; coloured thread; thread of cat's cradle; heddle thread
kanji "thread" radical at left; textile industry
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
itobin; 17th century male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)
itobin; 17th century male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)
spun thread; spun yarn (silk, wool, cotton, etc.)
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
shuttle (weaving, sewing); bobbin threading
light chamfering (engineering)
second string (of a shamisen, etc.)
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Yucca smalliana (species of yucca)
The Spider's Thread (1918 short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
grandrelle yarn; mouline yarn; mottled yarn; mock twist yarn
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)