hesitate / A mistaken character of 堵

katana with a bamboo blade; takemitsu / bamboo sword used in martial arts such as 剣道 (kendō); shinai

autonomous region, territory, especially an autonomous region of China

livestock; domesticated animals; domestic cattle

Kyūjitai form of 地区: zone (area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic etc)

Hsinchu

a childhood friend

accumulation

accumulate

chikuwa (tube-shaped fish-paste cake), a particular way of preparing kamaboko