Vocabulary

ivory shell; cockle

oneiromancy; dream fortune-telling

dream reading

interpretation of dreams; dream reading; oneirocriticism; oneiroscopy

at the bedside where one dreams

sleepwalker; somnambulist

half asleep and half awake; trance

asleep; dreaming

dream interpretation

dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams

account of a dream

nightmare

barmaid; waitress

suspended ceiling

hanger (e.g. for mosquito net); hanging strap

fishing stand; small portable stand that can be assembled quickly

hanging lantern

arranging flowers in vessels hanging from the ceiling (in ikebana); flowers planted in hanging vessels

fishing gear; fishing tackle

catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish

strap (to hang onto); hanging strap

bait pitch; sucker pitch; pitch that lures a batter to swing

well bucket

firing in rapid succession; volley of shots

fast descent; speedy fall

suspended shelf

angler's basket; creel

bell animalcule (insect)

campanula; bellflower

excellence

propensity to steal

burglary; larceny

stealthy steps

dealing in stolen goods

sneaking a bite

stealing electricity

reading (someone else's letter, diary, etc.) surreptitiously; reading secretly

rent; cover charge

over-the-counter trading; OTC trading; off-floor trading

unlisted stocks