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糸口いとぐち

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English · JMdict

beginning; start; first step

とても魅力的みりょくてきな人ひとに初はじめて会あって、話はなしの糸口いとぐちを見みつけるのは、たいていかなり難むずかしいものだ。

People usually find it very difficult to break the ice when they meet someone extremely attractive for the first time.
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English · JMdict

clue; lead; hint

わずかなヒントを糸口いとぐちにして、正ただしいこたえを見みつけた。

He took a slight hint as the start and found the correct answer.
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English · JMdict

thread end

Other entries with this writing

いとぐち Itoguchi

Kanji

糸シ thread 口コウ mouth

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わずかなヒントを糸口いとぐちにして、正ただしいこたえを見みつけた。

He took a slight hint as the start and found the correct answer.

Tatoeba

考古学者こうこがくしゃとは昔むかしの民族みんぞくの生活様式せいかつようしきについての糸口いとぐちを捜さがし求もとめる人達ひとたちである。

Archaeologists are those who hunt for clues about the lifestyles of ancient peoples.

Tatoeba

とても魅力的みりょくてきな人ひとに初はじめて会あって、話はなしの糸口いとぐちを見みつけるのは、たいていかなり難むずかしいものだ。

People usually find it very difficult to break the ice when they meet someone extremely attractive for the first time.

Tatoeba