hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
electronic information; electronic data; electronics and information
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
directivity; directionality; intentionality
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
even in the worst case; no matter how bad things get; whatever happens; under any circumstances
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
powerful person; influential person
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
senior high school; high school
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
justification; rationalization
the whole nation; everyone in the country
recorded in history; historical
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
writing; composition; essay; sentence
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder