failure story; horror story
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
alteration; falsification; faking
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
registration; accession; register; entry; record
originally; by nature; from the start
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
foster father; adoptive father
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
suddenly; all of a sudden
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
back off!; leave me alone!
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
jealousy; roasted rice cake
dealing with; coping with
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row