[もと, moto] (n) (1) (usu. 元) origin; source; (2) (esp. 基) base; basis; foundation; root; (3) (also 因, 原) cause; (4) (esp. 素) ingredient; material; (5) (元 only) (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; (6) original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (7) (plant) root; (tree) trunk; (8) (See 和歌) first section of a waka; (ctr) (9) (本 only) counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); (n) (10) handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip; (P) #170
[こん, kon] (pref) (1) the current ...; this; (2) today's ... #735
[しゃ, sha] (n-suf) (1) hut; house; (n) (2) (arch) (in the ancient Chinese army) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km); (P) #3733
[かいかん, kaikan] (n, vs) (1) opening a hall for that day's business (museum, library, such like buildings); (2) opening of new hall (museum, etc.); (P) #3941
[ほとぎ, hotogi] (n) (1) fat-bodied, small-mouthed earthenware jar for carrying water; (2) water vessel used for a baby's first bath #7428
[garu] (suf, v5r) (1) to feel (on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion); (2) to behave as if one were #9419
[しょうそく(P);しょうそこ(ok), shousoku (P); shousoko (ok)] (n) (1) news (from somebody); letter; contact; (2) (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements; (P) #12442
[garagara] (adv, adv-to, vs) (1) (on-mim) clattering; rattling; gargling; (adj-na, adj-no) (2) empty; bare; uninhabited; vacant; unoccupied; (3) raspy (voice); gravelly; (n) (4) rattle (e.g. baby's toy)
[さんづけ, sanduke] (n, vs) (See 呼び捨て) attaching 'san' to somebody's name
[ちゃんづけ, chanduke] (n, vs) (See さん付け) attaching 'chan' to somebody's name