a surname

district, province, area

a target, a mark, a bullseye / an objective, an object (of doing something)

as far as ... is concerned; in terms of ...

confused / disordered / mixed up / in disorder / be in confusion

use one thing for many purposes / work someone hard

to use one's head

rigged elections that are held in Tsugaru area, Aomori, Japan

the Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori, and Shimane)

the northeast region of Japan, specifically the northernmost six prefectures in Honshu (clockwise from the northermost): 青森県 (Aomori-ken), 岩手県 (Iwate-ken), 宮城県 (Miyagi-ken), 福島県 (Fukushima-ken), 山形県 (Yamagata-ken), 秋田県 (Akita-ken).