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.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
right beside; close to; nearby
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
how many people; a number of people
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
serious; severe; grave; acute
condition; state (of health); appearance
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
unanticipated; unexpected
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
relation; relative; kind; cordial
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
superstition; superstitious belief
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
minority group (party); minority
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine