At this early stage in its history Japan was already (for the most part) only nominally ruled by the emperor.
Japan was only nominally ruled by the emperor in its early history.
The emperor's rule was absolute in the early stage of Japan's history.
Ca'daan felt a thrill in his skin.
Older people are eating bananas.
An old man is bird-watching.
The dog is small
An animal lepaing
They adjusted their clothing as they stopped by the door after hearing the patron was ready to see them.