- 元気【げんき】 - lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited, healthy, well, fit, in good health 
- 地元【じもと】 - home area, home town, local 
- 次元【じげん】 - dimension, perspective, point of reference, level (of something) 
- 足元【あしもと】 - at one's feet, underfoot, one's step (as in "watch your step"), gait, pace, step, most recent, current 
- 身元【みもと】 - (one's) identity, background, upbringing, birth (and parentage), (one's) character 
- 元々【もともと】 - originally, from the start, from the beginning, from the outset, by nature, none the worse (for), (coming out) even, in the same position (as before) 
- 手元【てもと】 - at hand, on hand, nearby, close at hand, way of moving one's arms, skill, money at hand, pocket money, grip, handle 
- 元カノ【もとカノ】 - former girlfriend, ex-girlfriend 
- 元首【げんしゅ】 - sovereign, ruler, head of state 
- 元日【がんじつ】 - New Year's Day 
- 還元【かんげん】 - restoration, return, reduction, resolution, deoxidization, deoxidation 
- 元来【がんらい】 - originally, essentially, naturally, by nature, really, actually, in the first place, to begin with 
- 元素【げんそ】 - element, chemical element, (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire), origin, source 
- 紀元【きげん】 - era, CE (Common Era), AD (Anno Domini) 
- 耳元【みみもと】 - close to the ear 
- 元号【げんごう】 - name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa), Japanese era name 
- 元金【がんきん】 - capital, principal 
- 元年【がんねん】 - first year (of an imperial era), year something (important) first happened or began 
- 一元【いちげん】 - unitary 
- 多元的【たげんてき】 - pluralistic, plural