a surname / A region in northern 岩手県 (Iwate prefecture) and eastern 青森県 (Aomori prefecture). Former fiefdom of the Nanbu daimyō family.

hard flight, rough passage / difficulties, rough time

have a hard flight, have a rough passage / run into difficulties, have a rough time

south coast / south bank

meet with disaster / go missing, be lost, disappear (due to accident or disaster)

flexibility, pliability, softness

arduous

difficulty

suffer from / be in distress

a (single) boy / eldest son