failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
future (usually near); prospects
trash house; house overflowing with garbage from hoarding
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)