grouch
grumbler, moaner
pipestem
with very thin arms and legs (like pipe stems)
penance
atonement, paying back for one's sins
kumara god
a Hindu god of war
reverberate
to echo, to resound
Hine-nui-te-po
the Maori goddess of night and death
kelp
seaweed, algae
frond
the leaf of a palm or fern
raconteur
the storyteller, the narrator
corolla
a crown made out of flowers