failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
near oneself; close to one; familiar
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
hot and cold water; abundant item; plentiful item
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
journey; route of a journey
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
hot spring district (within a town)
right beside; close to; nearby
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
village; hamlet; settlement
sleeping together in a huddle
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
simply put; putting it simply
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
man; male; masculine gender
dense; populous; crowded; thick
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
retainer; attendant; escort
nominal; in name only; only by terminology
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
decorum; propriety; politeness
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number