もつれ

noun

tangle; entanglement; snarl

Physical tangling of threads, hair, ropes, etc. Often used with verbs like できる or をほどく.

• 髪かみの毛けにもつれができてしまった。

  My hair got tangled.

• 釣つり糸いとのもつれをほどくのに時じ間かんがかかった。

  It took time to untangle the fishing line.

noun

complication; trouble; snag

Figurative use for complicated situations, relationship troubles, or procedural snags. Often appears as もつれが生じる or もつれを招く.

• 交こう渉しょうのもつれで契けい約やくが遅おくれた。

  The contract was delayed due to complications in the negotiations.

• 二人ふたりの間あいだにもつれが生しょうじた。

  Trouble arose between the two of them.