just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
these guys; these fellows
everybody; every last one of them; all
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
registration; accession; register; entry; record
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
one cause; one reason; one factor
a few years ago; some years back
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to be selected (from among many people)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
unification of the whole country
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
chief; main; principal; major
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
schoolgirl; female student
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to have a smattering knowledge of
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
absorption; suction; attraction