@uhoh As a rule of thumb, in the western world there are three established terms for asian comics: "Manga" for comics from Japan, "manwha" for comics from (South) Korea and "manhua" for comics from China. The characteristics, commonalities and differences of each of the three could probably fill several thesis papers ;) It should also be noted that the three terms are more to describe stylistic and cultural aspects than strictly geographical aspects. Therefore, a manga / manwha / manhua may as well be created by an artist in Europe or in the US.

@Valorum　「油」_can_ be read 「ゆ」 or 「ゆう」. But because of the high number of homonyms in Japanese I wouldn't put too much weight on this argument. There are just so many syllables, and a whole lot of kanji to pronounce. For example, "kami" can mean "god", but also "hair" or "paper", depending on which kanji you use.

My Japanese is still quite rudimentary, but if I understand the Wikipedia article about 油屋 correctly, the name alludes to Kumahachi Aburaya. This business man developed the famous Yufuin Onsen. Also, it's probably just a fitting name for a bathhouse that uses a lot of balms, ointments and the like.

Queen Amidala is a politician and diplomat. In real life, people like that use(d) their clothes to send subtle signals. Going on a delicate state visit? Wearing something in your host's national colors might win you some hearts. You want to reprimand somebody without saying it out loud? For the next visit, wear something you've worn before, signaling "You're not important enough for a new dress". People tried to "read" from Queen Elizabeth's clothing what she thought about her grandson's spouse. To send signals like that, you need an extensive wardrobe.

I'd rephrase or supplement point 3 as "They've got other, way more important things to do" ;) If I remember DS9 correctly, there was something going on most of time, a war or some other kind of crisis. Not exactly the best occasion to start a probably long phase of retrofit in which, for a time at least, vital systems will be not available while they're being replaced. "Fire on that attacking ship!" - "The new phaser controls will be probably operational tomorrow morning, Commander!"

I haven't really looked into it, but the difference might be the linguistic register. The TOS intro monolog has an "official" vibe to me. It wouldn't be out of place if it begun with something like "Mr President, Honorable Excellencies, ...". Here, the more neutral, well, neutral form might fit better. Other situations might be more casual, especially if the speaker has a close relationship to the vessel. Here, the more emotional (endearing?) feminine form might be chosen. It could be debated where official logs fall with this.