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

Alternative spelling of 鯖を読む

鯖を読む: manipulate figures to one's advantage, especially one's own age, height, or weight

(quiz competition) pressing a buzzer early in the hope that the person reading the question is incapable of stopping immediately

people call me/them […]

to skim past