light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to shed light; to cast light
flash (of light); glint; schiller
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to keep a watchful eye on
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
power; authority; influence
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
black lustre; black luster
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
amount of light; quantity of light
brightness; splendour; splendor
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
shading; shielding from light
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
fluorescent color; fluorescent colour
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
sunlight; rays of the Sun
light from outside; natural light
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
lined curtain; opaque curtain
tourist bus; sightseeing bus
faster-than-light speed; super luminal speed
natural light; unpolarized light
tourist trade; travel industry; tourist business; tourist enterprise
(beautiful) scenery; natural beauty
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
tourism association; tourist association; tourism bureau
polarized light; polarised light; polarization; polarisation
travel guide (book); tourist guide
Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)
metallic lustre; metallic luster
to flash; to be flashing; to be flashy
light emanating from a sword; shimmering of a sword
tracer bullet; star shell; flare bomb
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
near light speed; sublight speed
highlighter; highlighter pen
floodlight; floodlight projector
optical fiber; optical fibre
exposure; sensitization; sensitisation
flash signal (e.g. between ships); flashing caution signal; accident warning signal
national glory; Ralls Genet (cultivar of apple); Ralls Janet; Rawls Jennet
bluish sheen; steel-blue sheen
your visit; your presence
traces of a moving light; trail (e.g. of a meteor)
to keep a watchful eye on
tourism industry; tourist industry
tourist information center; tourist information centre
spring sunlight; scenery of spring
light of wisdom (when nearing nirvana); silent illumination; paradise; nirvana
the Sun, the Moon and the stars; three non-rain 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)
afterglow; lingering light
glowstick; neon light stick
bamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.); bamboo imitation sword; dull sword
phosphorescence; luminescence
(national) tourist bureau
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
concentration (of light, e.g. with lens or mirror); condensation; condensing
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain
light emitting diode; LED
variable light (e.g. with a dimmer); photochromatic; dimmer; dimmer control
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
optical instrument; optical equipment
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
optical cable; optical fibre
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain; the rising sun
luminous watch; luminous clock
halo (optical phenomenon); glory
optical communications line; optical network
the intensity or illuminating power of light
four 20-point cards (scoring combination)
luminous flux; pencil (of light); beam
great green turban (Turbo marmoratus)
optical disk; digital optical disk
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain; the rising sun
flash (of light); glint; schiller
the five 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)
Ministry of Tourism (Brazil, India, New Zealand, etc.); Department of Tourism (South Africa, Philippines, etc.)
light emitter (fiber optics)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
"goggle-eyed" clay figure; variety of humanoid figurine from the late Jōmon period
aim to make a country a travel destination
conversion to fiber optics
near-light speed; sub-light speed; speed approaching light
optical device; optical element
luminescent organism; photogenic organism
bioluminescent organ; photophore
semigloss; semimatte; semimat
light reduction; dimming of a light
light pressure; photon pressure; radiation pressure
daylight color; daylight colour
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
crepuscular rays; sunbeams
Golden Light Sutra (as translated into Chinese by the monk I Ching)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
halo (of a Buddhist statue); nimbus
spectroscope; spectrograph
photocatalyst; photocatalysis
springlike; like wind blowing through the spring sunshine
optical axis (of a lens, spherical mirror, etc.); optic axis (of a crystal)
with shining, piercing eyes
blue light (e.g. of LED); blue glow; cadmium blue
front light; front lighting
the Ono no Michikaze card and three other 20-point cards (scoring combination)
fluorescent substance; phosphor
glossy paper; enamelled paper; coated paper
sensitive or sensitized plate (sensitised)
pearly lustre; pearly luster; iridescence
atmospheric optical phenomenon
Konkokyo (Shinto sect founded in 1859)
land of eternally tranquil light (highest realm in Tendai Buddhism)
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
illuminated sign spelling out news items
fiber-optic cable; fibre-optic cable
Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata)
mingling with the world by hiding one's true talent or knowledge; living a quiet life by effacing oneself
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
rapid prototyping (machine); laser etching (machine)
aureole (of a Buddhist statue; surrounding the body but not the head); aureola
light that is said to be emitted from some hair or tuft in Buddha's forehead; ray of light from the tuft of white hair (between the eyebrows)
dull lustre; dull luster; matt (appearance)
tourist bar; gay bar catering mainly to straight people
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
to (be able to) read between the lines
traditional inn in a popular tourist area
light, heating and water utility costs
vitreous lustre (luster); glassy lustre
to (be able to) read between the lines
fiber optics; fibre optics
Candraprabha (bodhisattva)
long exposure (photography)
the light comes from the East; the light rises from the East; ex oriente lux
blue light-emitting diode; blue LED
doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of somebody else; (lit.) being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow
Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
blackout curtain; lampshade; shade
beautiful spring scenery; tranquil spring scenery
golden light; golden lustre; golden luster
green flash (optical phenomenon occurring shortly after sunset or before sunrise)
optical memory card; optical card
cream rises to the top; great talent will stand out anywhere; (lit.) lapis lazuli and crystals shine when lit up
photoperiodism; photoperiodicity
brightening agent; glazing agent; polishing agent
optical drive (i.e. CD drive, DVD drive, etc.)
to pierce someone with one's gaze
fluorescent dye; fluorescent pigment; fluorochrome
making a prefecture a travel destination; tourism-promoting prefecture
leaking through of light (e.g. through a curtain); light leakage
condenser lens; condenser
northern lights; aurora borealis
optical fiber; optical fibre
the buddha of infinite light (Amithaba)
Korin school; Rimpa school (of painting, 17th-early 20th century)
adaptive optics (esp. in a telescope)
pleinairism; pleinairisme; cult of the open air; painter of pleinairisme; pleinairist
spectrometry; spectroscopy
there isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines
restoration of independence (esp. Korea, China, etc.)
highlighter; highlighter pen
Koshihikari (variety of rice)
light emitting diode; LED
with shining, piercing eyes
doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of somebody else; (lit.) being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow
day lily (Hemerocallis dumortierii); orange-yellow day lily; Nikko day lily
there isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines
(angle of) optical rotation
fiber optics; fibre optics
astronomical spectroscopy
floodlight; floodlight projector
aurora australis; southern lights
brilliant; shining; splendid; glorious
circular polarization of light; circular polarisation of light
rotatory polarization; rotatory polarisation
Minister for Culture and Tourism
photodissociation; photo-dissociation
light guide; light-guiding plate; LGP; light-guiding panel
reading between the lines
light, heating and water (utilities)
optical resonator; optical cavity
glow discharge optical emission spectrometry
Three Alls Strategy (Japanese scorched earth policy during the second Sino-Japanese War)
plasma emission spectrography
Spanish dagger; palm lily; Yucca Gloriosa
Bukkōji sect (of Shin Buddhism)
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays
Order of the Precious Crown, Ripple
see Nikko and die; (lit.) don't say "wonderful" until you've seen Nikko
multiphoton laser scanning microscope
optical disk; digital optical disk
ambient reflection coefficient
fiber distributed data interface; FDDI
mark scanning; optical mark reading
optical character reader; OCR
optical character reader; OCR
optical character recognition; OCR
optical character recognition; OCR
phase change optical disk
direct read after write optical disk
having a famous parent is the best way to fame
green fluorescent protein; GFP
green fluorescent protein; GFP
diazo paper; diazotype paper
light distribution (e.g. in candle-power or candela); luminous intensity distribution; spatial distribution of luminous intensity
optical storage media; optical storage medium
active optics (telescope)
light pressure (from the sun)
photogenic fungi; luminous fungi; Photobacterium
standard candle; standard light source
photosensitive epilepsy; PSE
Raman spectroscopy; Raman spectrometry
Optical Transport Network; OTN
see Nikko and die; (lit.) don't say "wonderful" until you've seen Nikko
optical character recognition; OCR
photolysis; photodecomposition; photodissociation
fluorescent whitening agent; fluorescent brightener; fluorescent bleach
(angle of) optical rotation
linear polarization; linearly polarized light
optic axis (of a crystal); optical axis
submetallic luster; submetallic lustre
adamantine lustre (luster)
greasy lustre; greasy luster; greasy shine
resinous lustre; resinous luster
silky luster; silky lustre
negative impacts of overtourism
specified complex tourist facilities area; area approved for containing integrated resorts with casinos
actinic keratosis; solar keratosis; senile keratosis
hair removal using pulsed light
exhibition hall for promoting tourism and local products
light meter; exposure meter
semi-gloss paper; semi-glossy paper
astronomical spectroscopy; astronomical photometry
photonics; optical engineering
artificial photosynthesis
Ochromonas vischeri (species of golden alga)