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to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack
to unsew; to unstitch
to solve; to work out; to answer
to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease
to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege)
to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
靴ひもをといてからスニーカーを脱いだ。
I untied my shoelaces before taking off my sneakers.
風呂敷の結び目をといて中身を取り出した。
I untied the furoshiki knot and took out the contents.
髪をといてブラシで丁寧にとかした。
I let down my hair and carefully brushed it.