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#575
Common N3
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    origin;source;beginning
    esp. 元
    What is done cannot be undone.
  2. 2
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    basis;base;foundation;root
    oft. 基
    Although we may intend to judge a person on the basis of his or her personal qualities, they are not visible at first sight.
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    cause
    also written as 因, 原
    The clerk died from overwork.
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#576
Common N5
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    book;volume;script
    I read the book up to page 80 yesterday.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    this;present;current;... in question;... at issue
    The high performance and the elegant design of this model have combined to give it a high reputation.
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    main;head;principal
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#1,356

Inflections of もともと

Common
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    originally;from the start;from the beginning;from the outset;by nature
    They destroyed the native civilization.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    none the worse (for);(coming out) even;in the same position (as before)
    usu. as 〜て(も)もともと, 〜でもともと, etc.
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