unsuspended prison sentence; prison sentence with no stay of execution
first offence; first offense; first offender; first-time offender
stay of execution; suspended sentence
TA-Q-BIN (express home delivery service provided by Yamato Transport)
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
secretly having a dark past; having a guilty conscience
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
ventilation fan; extractor fan
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
manly; masculine; like a man
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
swindler; imposter; crook
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
hallucinogen; psychedelic
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
justification; rationalization
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
standing on bicycle pedals (out of the saddle); standing on a swing
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
shifting gears; changing gears
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)