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糸
1
thread; yarn; string
Examples
おばあちゃんは身をかがめて糸の付いた針を拾った。
My grandma stooped down and picked up a needle and thread.
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to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes
Examples
この事件はだれかが糸を引いているに違いない。
Somebody must be at the bottom of this affair.
2
to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
Examples
あの会社との取り引きは父の代から糸を引くように切れない。
Our transactions with that firm have continued unbroken since my father's generation.
1
beginning; start; first step
Examples
とても魅力的な人に初めて会って、話の糸口を見つけるのは、たいていかなり難しいものだ。
People usually find it very difficult to break the ice when they meet someone extremely attractive for the first time.
2
clue; lead; hint
Examples
わずかなヒントを糸口にして、正しいこたえを見つけた。
He took a slight hint as the start and found the correct answer.
3
thread end
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sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; Vietnamese luffa; dishcloth gourd
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loofah (bath sponge); loofa; luffa; vegetable sponge
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Usu. as ...も〜もない, ...も〜もあるものか, etc.
worthless thing; insignificant thing
Examples
無礼もヘチマもあるものか。
Who cares about bad manners?
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spinning wheel
Examples
糸車の使い方は知りません。
I don't know how to operate a spinning wheel.
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fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
Examples
ジグソーとは糸鋸の事で、名前の由来はそこからきているの。
Jigsaw refers to a fret saw - that's how the name's origin was derived.
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Food, cooking
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
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to fish; to have a line in the water
Examples
川岸で数人の男が糸を垂れている。
Several men are fishing from the riverbank.
