a land, a large place / a country in general, a region / a country as in a nation, a state / the office of emperor, the crown; affairs of state / a province of ancient Japan

flag; banner

national flag / banner / standard

flag

banner (type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia, China)

国家: a nation / 国歌: a national anthem / 国花: a national flower / 刻下: the present / 酷夏: a terribly hot summer / 骨化: ossification

梱: wrapped package; bale / 狐狸: foxes and tanukis; sly trickster, stealthy evildoer

狐狼: foxes and wolves; cunning and malicious person

骨炭: boneblack

Contraction of ことだ (koto da).