元○○
origin; source; beginning; basis; base; foundation; root; cause; source of trouble; ingredient; mix; stock; one's side; one's place; near someone; capital; principal; cost price; base of a plant; tree trunk; part held in the hand; handle end; first three lines of a waka; counter for plants or trees; counter for falconsnoun
元もとformer; ex-; past; one-time; earlier times; the past; previous state; formerly; previously; originally
