呉竹: henon bamboo, a form of Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo)

imperative of 呉れる (kureru, “to give to me, to do for me”)

Expresses the meaning that someone does something for me. / Expresses a request or desire for the other person to do something.

(idiomatic) a more powerful person partners with a less powerful person, such as for practicing

(idiomatic) to listen to

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