courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to face on; to look out on to
student accommodation; student dormitory
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
corridor; hallway; passageway
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
clanging; empty; deserted
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
boy; son; baby boy; young man
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive