昨年は輸出が好調の反面、輸入が落ち着いていたので貿易収支は改善した。

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English Translation

The nation's trade balance improved last year as exports were strong, while imports remained steady.

Furigana

昨年(さくねん)は輸出(ゆしゅつ)が好調(こうちょう)の反面(はんめん)、輸入(ゆにゅう)が落(おつ)ち着()いていたので貿易(ぼうえき)収支(しゅうし)は改善(かいぜん)した。

Romanji

Sakunen wa yushutsu ga kōchō no hanmen, yunyū ga ochitsuiteita node bōeki shūshi wa kaizenshita.

Words

昨年 (さくねん)

last year

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

輸出 (ゆしゅつ、しゅしゅつ)

export; efferent

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

好調 (こうちょう)

favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

反面 (はんめん)

on the other hand; opposite side; reverse

輸入 (ゆにゅう、しゅにゅう)

importation; import; introduction; afferent

落ち着く (おちつく)

to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind; to calm down; to settle down; to die down; to become stable; to abate; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled; to be fixed; to have been reached; to harmonize with; to harmonise with; to match; to suit; to fit; to be unobtrusive; to be quiet; to be subdued

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

貿易 (ぼうえき)

trade (foreign)

収支 (しゅうし)

income and expenditure

改善 (かいぜん)

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)