たもと
tamoto

Noun

1. sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve

Related to 袂を分かつ
Noun

2. vicinity (esp. of a bridge)

はしのたもとに いてから はし わたれ。
hashino tamotoni tsuitekara hashio watare.
Don't cross your bridges before you come to them.
Noun

3. foot of a mountain; base of a mountain