blades of grass and tree trunks / falcons

current, this, the matter in question / original, actual, base

long cylindrical things such as glasses of drink, pairs of jeans, pens or trains and buses / films or TV shows / home runs or goals / rounds of a match in boxing, wrestling or judo

Alternative form of 元

book / this / main / real / actual / true

first thing in the morning

being the first to enter a freshly-prepared bath

is the best among (others)

mischievous

warlike, bellicose