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糸口 いとぐち

  1. beginning; first step; start
  2. clue; hint; lead
  3. thread end

糸口を開く いとぐちをひらく

  1. to find a clue; to make a beginning

解決の糸口 かいけつのいとぐち

  1. first step toward a solution; key to a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
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