novel; story; (work of) fiction
August; eighth 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
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot