Dictionary / Vocabulary / 元の通り
元の通り
もとのとおり
as it was before
Also written 元のとおり、もとの通り
Meaning
expadv
as it was before
Example sentences
小さいおうちはみすぼらしく見えるようになってしまいました・・・まだまだもとの通りしっかりとしているのに。
The small house had come to look shabby, though it was just as good as ever underneath.