• cosmos : not just a synonym for universe, but a beautiful universe (cosmetic)

• sophistry : rhetorical masters without a compass, from ancient Greece, hucksters and mercenaries; using the dark arts of craft to deceive populations.

• philosophy : the communal pursuit of wisdom (philo = friends, sophia = wisdom).

• prescient : foresight into the future

Japan (refer to Melanie Masarin’s guide)