victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)
to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
trifling; little; few; slight
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
among these; between these; of these
to go out and away; to leave