とぐろを解く

とぐろをほどく

to uncoil itself

管を巻く

くだをまく かんをまく

to grumble over one's wine cups

舌を巻く

したをまく

to be astonished

くだを巻く

くだをまく

to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly

牙をとぐ

きばをとぐ

to sharpen one's fangs

爪をとぐ

つめをとぐ

to sharpen one's claws

ねじを巻く

ねじをまく

to wind (e.g. a watch)

尻尾を巻く

しっぽをまく

(a person) to admit defeat, to turn tail (and run)

ところを

とこを

although (it is a certain time or something is in a certain condition)

巻く

まく

to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)

ぐるぐる巻き

ぐるぐるまき

rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling

ぐぐっと

with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go

とろとろ

dozing, drowsily

もろ肌を脱ぐ

もろはだをぬぐ

to strip to one's waist

痛いところを突く

いたいところをつく

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

巻を追う

かんをおう

to read volume by volume; to go on reading

逆巻く

さかまく

to surge (water or waves)

渦巻く

うずまく

to whirl, to eddy, to swirl, to curl (smoke)

息巻く

いきまく

to rage, to storm (at), to be furious