repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
existence; being; life; survival
water supply; supplied water; water refill
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
retort; back talk; backchat
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
anti-travel sickness (medicine)
fighting sport; combat sport; martial art
iron hammer; crushing blow
spin; rotation; spin (in PR, politics, etc.); ribbon bookmark (attached to the binding)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution