落ちこぼれ

Meanings

1. Noun

   fallen scraps; scatterings
2. leftovers; remainder; pickings; odds and ends

3. Noun, No-adjective

   student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)Colloquialsensitive

• タクシー運転手うんてんしゅになった東大とうだい卒そつの木村さんは誰だれかの物指ものさしで、落おちこぼれなのかもしれないけど、運転うんてん好すきならいいんじゃないかな。

  Kimura is a Tokyo university graduate who became a taxi driver. According to some people's standards, he might be considered a failure, but I think it's fine as long as he likes driving.