wave; billow; ripple; breaker; swell

Idiomatic expression

ups and downs

(something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; succession of changes

Art, aesthetics

tendency; (new) wave

failing entrance exams for repeated years

waste; extravagance

Historical term; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

ronin; masterless samurai

浪人 only; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination

浪人 only

person out of work; jobless person

浪人 only; Archaic; Orig. meaning

wanderer; drifter

tsunami; tidal wave

wandering; roaming; drifting

water's edge; beach; foreshore

Now deprecated

vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum

vagrancy; wandering; nomadism

Company name

Sina Corporation