local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
bipartite; in two parts; double
dirty; underhand; immoral; illegal
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
synchronization; synchronized swimming
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
discipline; training; teaching manners
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
with a clink (click, clack)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
spider's thread; spider silk
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
determination; conviction
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come