ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
contrabass; double bass; bass
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
one's increasing age; approaching old age; aging steadily
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
a style of Chinese poetry; legend or inscription on a picture
craftsman; skilled artisan
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
native-born; trueborn; (belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.); career (e.g. diplomat)
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
workshop; studio; atelier
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
elementary and middle schools
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
structural elements (of an offence); constituent external element of a crime; actus reus
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
string instrument; stringed instrument
to put (something) back in its place; to replace; to reposition; to move (to another place)
nursery rhyme murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
children's song; nursery rhyme
company song; corporate anthem