tax exemption; duty exemption
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
beginning (of a century, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
time; season; period; phase; stage
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
the Industrial Revolution
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
ruler; monarch; sovereign
in good health; alive and well; going strong
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
reigning; controlling; dictating
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
both Houses of Parliament
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
fixed interval; fixed period