driving license suspension
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
an honest man; a good citizen
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
criminal nature; criminality
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
again and again; repeatedly
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
by itself; automatically; naturally
person who is ...; thing that is ...
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
underground train; subway
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on