sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing
riding fast; driving a horse fast
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
wintry moon; a winter month
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
going to and fro; back and forth
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to torment; to torture; to harass
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
(barbed) wire entanglements
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
speech; utterance; starting to speak; word used to start a sentence