Results, もと
- 元★【もと】本☆・素・基
noun:
- origin; source - usu. 元
- base; basis; foundation; root - esp. 基
- cause - also 因, 原
- ingredient; material - esp. 素
- (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location [元]
- original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)
- (plant) root; (tree) trunk
- first section of a waka ➜ 和歌
counter:
- counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry) [本]
noun:
- handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip
憲政の危機が始まったのは、このような状況のもとであった。 It was under these circumstances that the constitutional crisis began.
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。 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。 The clerk died from overwork.
彼はなぜ妻が彼のもとを去ったのかわからなかった。 He had no idea why his wife left him.
Partial results:
- 基づく☆【もとづく】基付く・基くirr. Inflection
godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:
- to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
遅延便については、オリジナルの出発日に基づくシーズナリティを適用するため、マイル差額の払い戻しはいたしません。 For delayed flights, seasonal adjustments are made on the basis of the original flight date and so refunds of air-mile difference will not be made.
- 求める☆【もとめる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to want; to wish for
- to request; to demand
- to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job)
- to purchase; to buy - polite language ➜ 買う
学校に全てを求めることはできない。 One can't expect everything from schools.
リスクマネーとは、ハイリスクながらハイリターンを求める投資に投入される資金のことをいう。 "Risk money" refers to funds placed in investments that seek high-return, although high-risk, investments.
- もとより☆《元より・固より・素より》
adverb:
- from the beginning; from the first; all along; originally
- of course
MPEG-4 AVC録画の実力テスト:使いやすさはもとより、画質・音質の実力も高い。 MPEC-4 AVC recording practical test: It was always easy to use, now the picture and sound quality is high too.
低賃金、劣悪な労働条件、一方的な首切りなどの経済・労働問題はもとより、各種の人道的問題までも引き起こしている。 Of course, they are suffering from terrible working conditions such as low wages and arbitrary layoffs, as well as from various forms of discrimination.
- 元手☆【もとで】
noun:
- funds; capital; stock
既に元手があると金儲けがより容易になる。 It's easier to make money when you already have some.
- 元に戻す【もとにもどす】もとに戻す・元にもどす Inflection
expression / godan ~す verb:
- to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
- 元も子もない【もともこもない】本も子もない
expression:
- losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
- 求む【もとむ】
lower nidan verb (archaic) / transitive:
求人広告には「女性を求む」とはっきり書かれていた。 The job advertisement specifically requested females.
イエス振反りて、その從ひ來たるを見て言ひ給ふ「何を求むるか」。 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?"
- 本を正す【もとをただす】元を正す・本を糺す・元を糺す・本をただす・元をただす Inflection
expression / godan ~す verb:
- to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin ➜ 糺す
- 基ずく【もとずくirr.】 Inflection
godan ~く verb:
- to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from ➜ 基づく
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