Common noun; Esp. 元

origin; source; beginning

Common noun; Oft. 基

basis; base; foundation; root

Common noun; Also written as 因, 原

cause

Common noun; Esp. 素

(raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock

元 only; Common noun

(one's) side

元 only; Common noun

capital; principal; cost price

Common noun

root (of a plant); (tree) trunk

Common noun

part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)

Common noun

first three lines of a waka

本 only; Counter

counter for plants or trees

本 only; Counter

counter for falcons (in falconry)

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Noun, used as a prefix

former; ex-; past; one-time

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

earlier times; the past; previous state

Common noun; Adverb (fukushi)

formerly; previously; originally; before

lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited

healthy; well; fit; in good health

Adverb (fukushi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

originally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun; Usu. as 〜て(も)もともと, 〜でもともと, etc.

none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")

Common noun

gait; pace; step

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

most recent; current

Common noun

home area; home town

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

local

mouth; lips

shape of the mouth

near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

Adverb (fukushi)

at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand

Common noun

way of moving one's arms; skill

Common noun

money at hand; pocket money

Common noun

grip; handle

breast; chest

pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

Usu. 耳元で

close to the ear