the start / a high place; the top / one with higher rank

a parade dancer in the ねぶた (Nebuta) festival

a male given name

a physical recoil

a fake, a mimic, not the real thing / amateur, small-time

grass / a draft, a rough copy / cursive, calligraphy in a running hand / something unofficial, an informal abbreviation or knock-off

(Internet slang) "grass", in reference to the expression w (“LOL”); LOLs

Short for 草生える (kusa haeru): (Internet slang) … it's hilarious

grass / weed

above, high, up