Kanji明
Readingあ
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Used in (160 in total)
tomorrow; near future
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
dawn; daybreak
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
dawn breaks; day dawns
dawn; daybreak
see you tomorrow
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to come to a settlement
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to turn the lights off
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
Angelica keiskei (species of angelica, a herb of the parsley family)
after staying up all night
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
next day; following day
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
to disclose a secret
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
to drink the night away
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to talk the night away; to talk all night
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky
end of the rainy season
end of consecutive holidays
next morning; following morning
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
next (day, morning, etc.); following
evacuation; surrender
staying up all night; all-night vigil
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
morning and evening; daily routine; to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; all the time; always
day in and day out; all the time
light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
to weep the night away; to cry all night long
every night comes to an end; every night sees a dawn; this too shall pass; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; (lit.) tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow
to explain; to make clear; to elucidate; to illustrate
to dance all night; to dance until dawn
to begin to grow light; to dawn
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
confession; confidential talk; frank talk
the day after a holiday
still dark; not yet dawn
to become daylight
faint light; dim light
transom; skylight; dormer window
the New Year dawns
the sixth hour of the morning
dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night
expiration of a term of service
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
next year; following year
just after Obon; the period (immediately) after Obon
hired thief taker (Edo period); private detective; private secret policeman
one who can see; educated or sensible person
children's game of throwing a shoe up in the air and seeing how it falls to predict whether it will rain or not the following day
wide-open; frank; open; candid
faint reflection of light upon the water in the dark
end of mourning period (usu. 49 days)
just after Obon; the period (immediately) after Obon
to come to see; to come to understand; to regain sight
early next week; (at the) beginning of next week
dawn; daybreak
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
lamplight; torchlight
to become daylight
cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one
lighting a stage using border lights only
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
to wait all night
day off; off duty
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
to forcefully open up (a hole; in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly; to open one's heart; to throw out (everything inside); to empty (e.g. a box)
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
tomorrow is another day; there's always tomorrow
illiterate or blind person; person who sees without understanding; amaurosis
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today; (lit.) (he who says) 'let's do it tomorrow' is a moron
daybreak sound of a crow; (name of) poetry anthology
to open; to vacate
paper screen door for admitting light
the brilliance of cherry blossoms which illuminate the evening
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
some are wise and some are otherwise; (lit.) one thousand with their eyes open; one thousand blind
some are wise and some are otherwise; (lit.) one thousand blind; one thousand with their eyes open
reassembly after a recess (e.g. of a legislature); reconvening after a break
the beginning of spring
to come out of mourning
vacant house; unoccupied house
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
front-opening
vacancy; room for rent or lease; gap (between two objects); opening; space
opening; beginning; commencement
explanation; exposition
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
empty house; vacant house
cheese with holes in it (e.g. Swiss, Emmenthal)
luggage trunk for wrestlers and referees; wicker basket for a wrestler's belt, apron, etc.
glow of a river in the darkness; surface of a river gleaming in the darkness; gleam on a river at dusk
empty store; vacant store
unguarded; frank; open
what chances to one man may happen to all; what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of tomorrow and the ogres laugh
life is transient; life is uncertain; memento mori; one's time (of death) is nigh; one's days are numbered
a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) one needle today, ten needles tomorrow
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; (lit.) fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow
clothing with the opening at the back
four days from now (five days in some places)
expiration of a term of service
expiration of a term of service
relaxation of Covid-19-related restrictions
to remain in the morning sky (i.e. the Moon and stars)
twilight; western evening sky
robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom; small opening in the side of traditional Japanese clothing (where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit); clothing with such an opening (usu. worn by women or children)
eaves lantern
unopened; forbidden
Happy New Year
three days from today; four days from today
innate cheerfulness; innately cheerful person; happy-go-lucky person; natural optimist
useless; no good; hopeless
three days from today; four days from today
one's term of service expires (e.g. apprenticeship)