Our smile, which is understandable in the context of Japanese culture, sometimes causes a lot of confusion and is notorious among foreign people as a mysterious smile.
At school I had enjoyed reading Japanese literature in English translation, in particular Soseki's I am a Cat and Kokoro, and Akutagawa's The Nose and Kappa.
開国は日本文明に大きな影響をもたらした。
The opening of the country had a great influence on Japanese civilization.
どうせ日本文化の粋などは連中には絶対わかるまい。
The essence of Japanese culture could never be appreciated by them.
この本は本文の部分はそんなに多くない。
There's not so much text in this book.
この情報は注釈ではなく本文で扱うべきだ。
You should treat this information in the main body of the text, not in the notes.