(n) filaria
heartworm
(n) type of silk cloth
(n) marionette manipulation
(n) telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
(n) silk or paper with cotton threads
(n) glomerulus
(n) tubifex worm
(n) damselfly
(n) (obsc) spinnerule (small spinning tube on a spinneret)
(n) strand
(n) the silk industry
(n) red string (traditionally fated lovers are joined by this unseen string)
(n) dyed thread or yarn
(n) braid
braided thread or cord
(n) binding or basting thread
(n) fishing line
(n) silkworm gut
catgut
(gikun) (n) (1) sponge gourd
dishcloth gourd
loofah
(2) sponge cucumber
(3) (metaphorically, generally in negative sentences) something useless
(n) (uk) Sanguisorba hakusanensis
(n) second string (of a shamisen, etc.)
(n) twisting (thread, etc.)
twisted yarn
twisted thread
twine
(n) drawn thread
(n) sewing thread
suture
(n) spun yarn
(n) cotton thread
(n) glossy silk thread
(n) twisting (thread, etc.)
twisted yarn
twisted thread
twine
(n) cotton
(n) sewing cotton
(n) tiny amount