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巻, 巻き, まき
1. roll (e.g. of cloth)
2. winding (e.g. watch)
3. volume (of book)
4. speeding up
Rare
5. heel (of a Japanese sandal)
この全集の５巻目が見当たらない。
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巻き込む, 巻きこむ, 巻込む, まき込む, まきこむ
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to roll up, to enfold, to swallow up
2. to involve, to drag into
交通渋滞に巻き込まれたんだ。
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巻く, 捲く, まく
Conjugated: 巻き
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
usu. 巻かれる
2. to envelope, to shroud
3. to outflank, to skirt
See 付合・つけあい
4. to link (verse)
Intransitive
5. to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up
長い物には巻かれろ。
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巻き起こす, 巻き起す, まきおこす
Godan verb
to create (a sensation), to give rise to (controversy)
そのニュースは大評判を巻き起こした。
巻き上げる, 巻き揚げる, 捲き上げる, 巻上げる, まきあげる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to roll up, to hoist, to heave up
2. to take away, to rip off (e.g. money from someone)
3. to blow up (dust)
トムは時々、彼のお客をだましてお金をまきあげる。
巻き返す, 巻返す, まきかえす
Godan verb, Transitive, See 巻き戻す
1. to rewind
2. to rally, to recover, to come back, to regain one's strength
巻き添え, 巻添え, まきぞえ
See 巻き添えを食う
getting mixed up in, getting embroiled in, involvement, entanglement, by-blow
君ばかりか僕まで巻き添えを食らった。
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渦巻き, 渦巻, うずまき
1. whirlpool, maelstrom, vortex, eddy, swirl
2. spiral (shape, pattern)
大きな渦巻きと急流があります。
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湯巻き, ゆまき
See ゆもじ・1, Rare
1. women's waistcloth, loincloth
2. garment worn by nobles when bathing
鰻巻き, うまき
See 卵焼き・1, Food term
omelette-wrapped eel, basted, roasted eel wrapped in a rolled omelette
細巻き, 細巻, ほそまき
See 太巻き・ふとまき・2
rolling something thinly, something rolled thinly (a thin roll of makizushi, a cigarette, etc.)
簀巻き, す巻, す巻き, 簀巻, すまき
1. wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat
historical term
2. wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)