symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
notice; attention; observation
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
(male-to-female) crossdresser; drag queen; trans woman
program (e.g. TV); programme
non-fruit-bearing flower; sterile flower; something that is flashy with no content
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
everyday life; daily life
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
convenience store lunch box
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
disinheritance; disowning
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd