to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
(electric) torch; flashlight
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
putting out the lights; turning off the lights
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
garden lantern; hanging lantern
emergency light; emergency lamp
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
precarious situation; precarious state
paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp; taxi roof light
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
precarious situation; precarious state
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
light trap (for killing insects)
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
emergency exit light; guide light
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
to sing someone's praises; to give someone a boost; (lit.) to carry a lantern
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
room light; interior light
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
flashing lights; revolving lights; lights used on the top of emergency vehicles
light used for brightly lighting up a plaza, building, etc.
garden lantern; hanging lantern
slide (used for projection); magic lantern
ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river
blackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid)
interior light (train, etc.)
red paper lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
magic lantern; slide projector
large paper lantern on a pole
(collapsible) cylindrical paper lantern
reading light; reading lamp
astral lamp; shadowless lamp; surgical light; operating light
Buddhist altar light; flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
sodium-vapor lamp; sodium-vapour lamp
(anti-aircraft) searchlight
lantern bearer; flatterer; booster; brown-noser
aircraft warning lights; airplane warning lights; obstacle light; obstruction light
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
phosphorescent lights seen at sea at night; lights that can be seen on the altar of gods, intended as an offering
paper lantern with bow-shaped handle
sky lantern (light paper lantern elevated by hot air from the flame)
lamplighter; town employee who lit oil or gas streetlights
puff piece (in a newspaper, etc.); flatteringly exaggerated article; sycophantic article
lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house; door light
votive lantern in a shrine or temple
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
tail light; tail lamp; rear light
lantern bearer; flatterer; booster; brown-noser
gifu lantern; elegant egg-shaped paper lantern, usu. with a tassel at the bottom, made in Gifu
Kanto Festival (Akita); street light
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
Buddhist lantern festival
(illuminated) emergency exit signs
large paper lantern on a pole
lantern ghost; demonic lantern
place by the lamp; area under the lamp
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
Buddhist lantern festival
light trap; electric insect killer; bug zapper
to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
bell-shaped window (usu. in temples)
light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp
white paper lantern used at funerals
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
lamps lit at night in spring
paper lantern with bow-shaped handle
light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp
three-legged stone lantern
two ill-matched things; two poorly balanced things; (lit.) temple bells to paper lanterns
nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit
paper lantern that can be hung outside of a house or store
football fish (any fish of family Himantolophidae, esp. the Atlantic footballfish, Himantolophus groenlandicus)
light in the darkness; guiding beacon of light; godsend
running lights; sidelight; side light
white paper lantern used at funerals
portable paper lantern for walking at night
street light shaped as a lily-of-the-valley
cylindrical paper lantern
light buoy; floating light
flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
pottery lantern (curved conical shape)
paper lantern that can be hung outside of a house or store
garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
lights-out trumpet; lights-out bugle call; taps; last post
gas discharge lamp starter; fluorescent lamp starter; glow starter
lantern with a silk cloth-covered frame
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
(nights of) fun, food, and drink; bright-light district; nightlife district
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
precarious situation; precarious state
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant)
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant)
Akita Kantō Festival (3-6 August)
Akita Kantō Festival (3-6 August)
Akita Kantō Festival (3-6 August)
jimble (Carybdea rastoni)
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; votive light
continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar)
Euphorbiaceae (family of flowering plants)
tall lamp or candle stand; tall candlestick
triplewart seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii)
street light shaped as a lily-of-the-valley
street light shaped as a lily-of-the-valley
running lights; sidelight; side light
two ill-matched things; two poorly balanced things; (lit.) temple bells to paper lanterns
rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea)
pottery lantern (curved conical shape)
lights-out trumpet; lights-out bugle call; taps; last post
continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar); roadside lamp that stays lit all night
wartweed (Euphorbia helioscopia); sun splurge
low entrance (usually, but not always, to a teahouse) with a tiled archway overhead
theatrical light; instrument (US theatre light); lantern (UK theatre light); stage light
hanging paper lantern (used in bathhouses, yose theatres, izakaya, etc.)
hanging paper lantern (used in bathhouses, yose theatres, izakaya, etc.)
hanging paper lantern (used in bathhouses, yose theatres, izakaya, etc.)
large hanging paper lantern (used in bathhouses, yose theatres, izakaya, etc.)
Enshū lantern; cylindrical paper lantern
lantern hanging from the eaves of a temple or shrine
lantern hanging from the eaves of a temple or shrine
lantern hanging from the eaves of a temple or shrine
lantern hanging from the eaves of a temple or shrine
coolness of distant twinkling lights (on a summer night)
hakama without gussets (worn by female students and later male students in the Meiji period); hakama without gores
advance warning light (e.g. with road hazards, trains, elevators, etc.)
flower lantern; Bon festival lantern that is decorated with artificial flowers or has a floral pattern
one's mite; widow's mite; (lit.) one lantern from a poor man (i.e. no-one can give more than the only thing they have)
one's mite; widow's mite; (lit.) one lantern from a poor man (i.e. no-one can give more than the only thing they have)
the coolness of early autumn is suitable for reading
paper diorama (made from a woodblock print)
paper diorama (made from a woodblock print)
paper diorama (made from a woodblock print)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
Chuandeng Lu (Record of the Transmission of the Lamp, 1004 CE Buddhist scripture)
redvein enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus)
Chionarctia nivea (species of ermine moth)
Mycena lux-coeli (bioluminescent species of mushroom)