元(もと)

遊園(ゆうえん)地(ち)で元(もと)の同僚(どうりょう)と再会(さいかい)しました。

I reunited with my former colleague at the amusement park. {origin, source, base, basis, foundation, root, cause, ingredient, material, (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), (plant) root, (tree) trunk, first section of a waka, counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry), handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip}

母(はは)：「玩具(おもちゃ)で遊(あそ)んだ後(あと)は元(もと)の場所(ばしょ)に戻(もど)しなさい！」

Mother: "After playing with the toys, put them back in their original place!" {origin, source, base, basis, foundation, root, cause, ingredient, material, (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), (plant) root, (tree) trunk, first section of a waka, counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry), handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip}

彼(かれ)は元(もと)首相(しゅしょう)だから、政治(せいじ)についてよく知(し)っているはずです。

He is a former prime minister, so he should be well informed about politics. {origin, source, base, basis, foundation, root, cause, ingredient, material, (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), (plant) root, (tree) trunk, first section of a waka, counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry), handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip}

僕(ぼく)の父(ちち)は元(もと)検事(けんじ)なので、僕(ぼく)は絶対(ぜったい)に刑務所(けいむしょ)に入(はい)るわけにはいきません。

Since my father is a former prosecutor, there is absolutely no way I can go to prison. {origin, source, base, basis, foundation, root, cause, ingredient, material, (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), (plant) root, (tree) trunk, first section of a waka, counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry), handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip}

元(もと)からこの地域(ちいき)に住(す)んでいる人(ひと)はこの地域(ちいき)のことをよく知(し)っているはずだ。

People who have lived in this region from the beginning should know a lot about this region. {origin, source, base, basis, foundation, root, cause, ingredient, material, (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), (plant) root, (tree) trunk, first section of a waka, counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry), handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip}