わずかなヒントを糸口にして、正しいこたえを見つけた。
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English Translation
He took a slight hint as the start and found the correct answer.
Furigana
わずかなヒントを糸口 にして、正 しいこたえを見 つけた。
Romanji
Wazuka na hinto o itoguchi ni shite, tadashii kotae o mitsuketa.
Words
僅か
(わずか)
only; merely; (a) little; small quantity
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ヒント
(ヒント)
hint
を
(を)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
糸口
(いとぐち)
thread end; beginning; clue
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
正しい
(ただしい)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful
応える
(こたえる)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain
見つける
(みつける、みっける)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with