consent; assent; approval; permission
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
another family; another house
future years; in (one's) later years
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
biological older sister; real elder sister
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
numbering; numbering machine
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately