correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
study; learning; tutorial
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
official history; authorized history
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
the way back; the way home; return trip
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
audience; spectator; spectators
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to buy again; to buy anew
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting