travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
unexpectedly; surprisingly
blank period; window period; interregnum
writing; book; (literary) work
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
arms buildup; military expansion
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
utmost limits; extremity; limit
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
modern state; modern nation
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
government; administration; statesmanship
badness; evilness; bad; evil
Machiavellism; Machiavellianism
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
point of an argument; drift of an argument
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
popularization; popularisation
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
all times and places; all ages and countries