scene; spectacle; sight; view
honour; honor; glory; privilege
flash (of light); glint; schiller
brightness; splendour; splendor
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
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
amount of light; quantity of light
faster-than-light speed; super luminal speed
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)
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
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
tourist bus; sightseeing bus
Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)
metallic lustre; metallic luster
natural light; unpolarized light
tourism association; tourist association; tourism bureau
your visit; your presence
tracer bullet; star shell; flare bomb
near light speed; sublight speed
travel guide (book); tourist guide
tourist trade; travel industry; tourist business; tourist enterprise
exposure; sensitization; sensitisation
light emanating from a sword; shimmering of a sword
flash signal (e.g. between ships); flashing caution signal; accident warning signal
floodlight; floodlight projector
highlighter; highlighter pen
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain
traces of a moving light; trail (e.g. of a meteor)
tourist information center; tourist information centre
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)
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
afterglow; lingering light
phosphorescence; luminescence
tourism industry; tourist industry
light emitting diode; LED
optical instrument; optical equipment
variable light (e.g. with a dimmer); photochromatic; dimmer; dimmer control
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
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain; the rising sun
four 20-point cards (scoring combination)
luminescent organism; photogenic organism
luminous watch; luminous clock
luminous flux; pencil (of light); beam
the intensity or illuminating power of light
great green turban (Turbo marmoratus)
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)
semigloss; semimatte; semimat
aim to make a country a travel destination
halo (of a Buddhist statue); nimbus
light reduction; dimming of a light
light pressure; photon pressure; radiation pressure
daylight color; daylight colour
spectroscope; spectrograph
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)
with shining, piercing eyes
sensitive or sensitized plate (sensitised)
fluorescent substance; phosphor
the Ono no Michikaze card and three other 20-point cards (scoring combination)
glossy paper; enamelled paper; coated paper
pearly lustre; pearly luster; iridescence
atmospheric optical phenomenon
Konkokyo (Shinto sect founded in 1859)
illuminated sign spelling out news items
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
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
vitreous lustre (luster); glassy lustre
to (be able to) read between the lines
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)
blackout curtain; lampshade; shade
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)
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
rotatory polarization; rotatory polarisation
exhibition hall for promoting tourism and local products
optical character reader; OCR
optical character reader; OCR
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
brilliant; shining; splendid; glorious
green fluorescent protein; GFP
light meter; exposure meter
adamantine lustre (luster)
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
Order of the Precious Crown, Ripple
silky luster; silky lustre
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays
greasy lustre; greasy luster; greasy shine
day lily (Hemerocallis dumortierii); orange-yellow day lily; Nikko day lily