ronin; masterless samurai
high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
person out of work; jobless person
一年浪人して志望校に合格した。
After a year as a ronin student, I passed the entrance exam for my top-choice school.
浪人生活は孤独で辛い時期だった。
My time as a ronin student was a lonely and difficult period.
戦国時代には多くの浪人が各地を放浪した。
In the Sengoku period, many masterless samurai roamed the land.