the central part of a country, historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides / something within a country

Short for 中国地方 (Chūgoku chihō): the Chūgoku region of Japan

a surname

Nordic countries, a group of countries in northern Europe consisting of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, and their associated territories Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Åland.

horseradish

(obsolete) chess (literally, western-style shogi)

checkers; draughts (literally, western-style go)

truffle

Western plum (Prunus domestica)

Western-style