元 moto
moto
Noun
1. origin; source; beginning
kensēno kikiga hajimatta nowa kono yōna jōkyōno motodeatta.
It was under these circumstances that the constitutional crisis began.
やってしまったことは元 に戻 らない。
yatte shimatta kotowa motoni modoranai.
What is done cannot be undone.
Noun
2. basis; base; foundation; root
watashitachiwa hitō sono hitono jinkakuo motoni handan shiyōto kangaerukamo shirenaigaso rerawa ikken shita tokorodewa hakkiri wakaranai monodearu
Although we may intend to judge a person on the basis of his or her personal qualities, they are not visible at first sight.
このシステムのもとでは、生徒 は交替 で教 えあい、お互 いに助 け合 わなければなりません。
kono shisutemuno motodewa sētowa kōtaide oshieai otagaini tasukeawanakereba narimasen.
The basis of this system is that the students must take turns in teaching, they have to help each other.
Noun
3. cause
その事務 員 は過労 がもとで死 んだ。
sono jimuinwa karōga motode shinda.
The clerk died from overwork.
Noun
4. (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock
Noun
5. (one's) side
karewa naze tsumaga kareno motō satta noka wakaranakatta.
He had no idea why his wife left him.
Noun
6. capital; principal; cost price
Noun
7. root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
Noun
8. part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
Counter
10. counter for plants or trees
Counter
11. counter for falcons (in falconry)
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kensēno kikiga hajimatta nowa kono yōna jōkyōno motodeatta.
It was under these circumstances that the constitutional crisis began.
やってしまったことは元 に戻 らない。
yatte shimatta kotowa motoni modoranai.
What is done cannot be undone.
watashitachiwa hitō sono hitono jinkakuo motoni handan shiyōto kangaerukamo shirenaigaso rerawa ikken shita tokorodewa hakkiri wakaranai monodearu
Although we may intend to judge a person on the basis of his or her personal qualities, they are not visible at first sight.
このシステムのもとでは、生徒 は交替 で教 えあい、お互 いに助 け合 わなければなりません。
kono shisutemuno motodewa sētowa kōtaide oshieai otagaini tasukeawanakereba narimasen.
The basis of this system is that the students must take turns in teaching, they have to help each other.
その事務 員 は過労 がもとで死 んだ。
sono jimuinwa karōga motode shinda.
The clerk died from overwork.
karewa naze tsumaga kareno motō satta noka wakaranakatta.
He had no idea why his wife left him.
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