中期: middle period / 注記: explanatory note / 駐機: aircraft parking / 註記: commentary

七星: Big Dipper

地学: earth sciences

to cry; to wail

貯蓄銀行: a savings bank, a thrift

not always, not necessarily / not completely / not exactly, not strictly speaking, not technically

篳篥: a cylindrical double reed wind instrument used in the gagaku music of Japan

(onomatopoeia) with a chirping sound

忠実: loyalty, fidelity

窮地: predicament / 旧知: old friend / 九地: low land / 旧地: former property