a yakuza member beneath the oyabun and responsible for seeing that his orders are carried out correctly.

scratching the head / ornamental hairpin

to scratch the head

(idiomatic) bright, intelligent, sharp

(dated) something that stands out among many other things / (figuratively) a single woman among many men

Kyūjitai form of 紅楼夢: Dream of the Red Chamber

a red-crested cardinal

Synonym of 薬指: ring finger

the crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica / Synonym of 姫沙羅 (hime-shara): a species of camellia, Stewartia monadelpha / (rare) Synonym of 夏椿 (natsutsubaki): the Japanese stewartia, Stewartia pseudocamellia

the crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica