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