overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
silk products produced near Yūki (using natural indigo dye); Yūki pongee
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
that; the matter in question
feeling keenly; fully realizing
the future; future prospects
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
around the world; throughout the world
notice; attention; observation
Japanese person; Japanese people
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
distribution channel; channel of distribution
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
professional job; profession
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous