Usage patterns
糸で〈物〉を縫うto sew something with thread
I sewed the button on with red thread.
糸が切れるfor a thread to break
The thread broke while I was sewing.
糸を巻くto wind thread (onto a spool, etc.)
I wound the leftover wool yarn onto the spool.
Expressions· 11
糸を引くpull strings; manipulate behind the scenes · stretch out; linger on; be drawn out 糸を張るstretch a string; string a line
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糸を垂れるto fish; to have a line in the water
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