required reading

blades of grass and tree trunks / falcons

Alternative form of 元

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

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

book / this / main / real / actual / true

one, 1 / the first in order, foremost / the beginning / the best / a kind of; one of something / (card games) an ace / unity / the bottom string of a shamisen or other Japanese musical instrument

each person

Alternative form of 一々

(rare) the first day of the month