guess; conjecture; surmise
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
hoge (placeholder name for a variable, similar to foobar)
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
(arch.) firewood usage fee at an inn (for cooking food brought by the guest); cheap lodging house
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
banning of books; banned book
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
at first; in the beginning; originally
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
bearing; heading; point of the compass
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy