eight, 8

the eighth day of the month / eight days

snack; treat; refreshments

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

The Tale of Genji (novel by Murasaki Shikibu)

hundred / a very many, lots, a lot / one hundred years old, advanced age