as before; as ever; as it was originally
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
witnessing; observing; sighting
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
true character; true heart; true spirit
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
and yet; though; when; in spite of
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
simplified version; abridged edition
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(United States of) America; USA; US
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
brilliant; bright; dazzling
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to go past; to pass; to pass by
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
linear; linear motor train; linear induction motor train; magnetic levitation train
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
successively; one after another
to gather; to collect; to assemble
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to fight to the bitter end
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
fourth day of the month; four days
third day of the month; three days
human; human-like; as a person
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow