nothing but; none other than
by means of; due to; because of; according to
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
material; substance; matter
high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
training; drilling; strengthening; use of alchemy; producing (gold, etc.) with alchemy
even more; still more; further
research; study; investigation
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to forget to say; to forget to mention
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
chapter one; first chapter
round shape; circle; circular form
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(made of) stone; stone-built
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
urban areas; the streets; town; city
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
river; stream; River; the ... river
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
taijitu; cosmic dual forces symbol; yin-yang symbol
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see