noun:

• glossy silk thread (made from raw silk treated in a solution to dissolve the sericin)

noun:

• hemp yarn; linen thread

noun:

• dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms ➜ 玉繭

noun:

• low count yarn; thick thread

noun:

• inked marking string

noun / ~する noun:

• self-removal of stitches (esp. of pets, animals); self-extraction of sutures ➜ 抜糸

noun:

• embroidery thread

expression / noun:

• 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

noun:

• vortex filament; vortex line

noun:

• purple; violet - humorous term ➜ 紫

noun:

• slub yarn (yarn with lumps, thickening, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• reeling (silk)

noun:

• flax yarn

noun:

• silkworm gut; catgut

noun:

• fishing line

noun:

• knotted silk

noun:

• woolen yarn; woollen yarn; knitting wool

noun:

• (flower's) filament

expression / noun:

• fine thread

noun:

• (spun) silk thread
• spun thread (wool, etc.) - usu. 紡ぎ糸

noun:

• thread for weaving

noun:

• chenille; chenille yarn

noun:

• silver thread

noun:

• kite string