... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
smallish; on the small side
sports ground; playing field; playground
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to be erected; to be built
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
everywhere; all over; throughout
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
Wonderland (fictional locale created by author Lewis Carroll)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to step firmly; to harden by treading
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly