Words — 119 found
1. northern foot (of a mountain)
2. Kitafumoto
ひざもと
お膝元
1. beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.)
2. place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); Imperial capital; Imperial court; (shogun's) headquarters
3. place under one's direct control; one's own turf; one's own backyard
お膝下 【おひざもと】、お膝許 【おひざもと】
お膝下: Rarely-used kanji form. お膝許: Rarely-used kanji form.
かもと
貸し元
1. financier; lender; financial backer
2. gambling boss; head of a gambling house
貸元 【かしもと】
1. chamber maid; female servant
2. area around the hips; waist area
ねもと
根元
1. base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair)
2. root (e.g. of a problem); source
根本 【ねもと】
どうもと
胴元
1. banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; person who rents out space for gambling and charges commission
2. manager; boss
筒元 【どうもと】
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生もと
1. traditional sake yeast mash starter; oldest surviving traditional style of sake making
生酛 【きもと】