beginning, former time, origin

1. noun origin; source; beginning
2. basis; base; foundation; root

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1. na-adjective · noun lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited
2. healthy; well; fit; in good health

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1. noun home area; home town
2. no-adjective local

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1. noun · no-adjective at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")
2. noun gait; pace; step

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1. adverb from the beginning; from the first; all along; originally
2. of course

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1. adverb at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand
2. noun way of moving one's arms; skill

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1. noun foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
2. mine; colliery

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1. adverb · no-adjective originally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
2. na-adjective · noun none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

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1. noun (one's) identity; background; upbringing; birth (and parentage)
2. (one's) character

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1. noun element; chemical element
2. (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire)

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1. noun close to the ear

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1. noun root; source; origin; cause

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1. noun · noun or participle which takes suru restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution

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1. no-adjective · noun as before; as ever; as it was originally

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1. noun · adverb pre-era; BC; BCE

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1. noun cost price; purchase price; cost
2. production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost

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1. noun · noun or participle which takes suru restoration; return
2. reduction; resolution; deoxidization; deoxidation

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1. noun dimension
2. perspective; point of reference; level (of something); standpoint

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1. noun New Year's Day; first day of the year
2. New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day

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1. noun first year (of an imperial era)
2. year something (important) first happened or began

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