work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
novel; story; (work of) fiction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot