Okinawa (prefecture and island group in Japan)

cable; hawser; mooring rope

reins

rope for drawing water from a well

yardstick; fig. criterion; ground rule

sling

string to tie hair

a lasso

lanyard

rope of palm fiber; coir (coconut fiber)

tow rope

cotton rope; cord

string; twine; cord

tightrope walking

to jump rope; to skip; a skipping rope; a jump rope

clothesline

clothesline

hawser; steel rope

compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard; norms; criteria

to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible

to twist (strands) together to form a rope; (fig.) to unite; to work together

see 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩|一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳[yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2]

(lit.) once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying); (fig.) once bitten, twice shy