flagstaff; flagpole; arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra); rock cress
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall; vaudeville theater manager; music hall proprietor
the Japanese (rising sun) flag
team (of players, athletes); squad; (sports) delegation
small chrysanthemum; small, low-grade piece of Japanese paper (used as a kettle rest, tissue, etc.); (arch.) piece of paper given as a tip in a red-light district (that can later be exchanged for money)
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
easy to see; easy to read; easy to understand; (arch.) easy to look at; (arch.) attractive
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
best (highest) record; new record
it's been a long time; long time no see
discouragement; disappointment
(social) position; status
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
Briton; Englishman; (the) English