YOU SAID:

Here the elders were seated and the meeting was opened as usual.

INTO JAPANESE

ここで長老たちが座って、会議はいつも通り開かれました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Here the elders sat and the meeting was held as usual.

INTO JAPANESE

ここで長老たちが座って、会議はいつものように開催されました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Here the elders sat and the meeting was held as usual.