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糸
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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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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.
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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.
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thread end
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knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
Examples
赤ん坊が毛糸の玉をもつれさせた。
The baby tangled the ball of yarn.
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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.
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silk thread; silk yarn
Examples
私はこのドレスを絹糸で繕った。
I sewed the dress with silk thread.
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けんし only; Agriculture
corn silk
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canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
Examples
私のカナリアは猫に殺された。
My canary was killed by a cat.
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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
Examples
運命の赤い糸でつながってるんだよ。
We're joined by the red string of fate!
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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.