country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
man; male; masculine gender
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
considerably; greatly; a lot
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
twice; again; second time
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
beginning; outset; first; onset
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
opinion; point of view; visual point