flag;  banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
 shogunal vassal;  direct retainer of a shogun
 white flag;  truce flag;  surrender flag
 design (on a banner);  emblem (on a flag);  insignia;  banner (e.g. of democracy);  slogan;  cause
 leader;  boss;  upper part of a flag;  (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
 situation;  outlook;  one's allegiance;  affiliation;  position
 to wave a flag;  to show the way
 raising an army;  launching business
 red flag;  Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)
 flagstaff;  flagpole;  arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra);  rock cress
 Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
 small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
 to make a name for oneself;  to achieve success
 flag with a red circle on a white background;  the Japanese flag
 standard-bearer;  flag-bearer
 flagwaving;  flagman;  (in athletic competition) starter;  instigator;  leader
 initiator;  instigator;  flagman;  leader
 to raise (hoist) a flag;  to raise an army;  to start a new business
 samurai who carries his general's banner while riding into battle;  small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
 Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
 Flag of Wallis and Futuna
 Flag of the Collectivity of Saint Martin
 Flag of the Hispanic People
 the shogun's eighty thousand guards, comprising hatamoto and lower-ranking vassals