Compounds of 明

• 明鏡止水
  (n) clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
• 明治維新
  (n) Meiji Restoration
• 明治憲法
  (n) Meiji Constitution (Constitution of the Empire of Japan)
• 明治時代
  (n) Meiji period (1868-1912)
• 明治神宮
  (n) Meiji Shrine
• 明治天皇
  (n) Emperor Meiji
• 明示表現
  (n) (comp) explicit expression
• 明示変換
  (n) (comp) explicit conversion
• 明示連結
  (n) (comp) explicit link (process definition)
• 明石焼き
  (n) (1) var. of pottery from Hyogo prefecture
  (2) round balls made from eggs, flour, etc., (local food of Akashi)
• 明窓浄机
  (n) dustless desk by a well-lit window
  well-lit and clean study conducive to learning
• 明哲保身
  (n) wisdom and self-protection
  wise and skilled in the art of self-protection
• 明白な事
  (n) obvious fact
• 明明後日
  (n-adv,n-t) (uk) (in) three days time (two days after tomorrow)
  (P)
• 明明白白
  (uK) (adj-na,adj-t,adv-to,n,adj-no) clearly evident
  quite obvious
  as clear as day
  beyond any doubt
  strikingly apparent
• 明朗会計
  (n) clear accounting
  honest accounting (billing)
  transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
• 明朗快活
  (n,adj-na) cheerful and openhearted
• 明朗闊達
  (adj-na) upbeat and freehearted
  cheerful and magnanimous
• 明眸皓歯
  (exp,n) starry eyes and beautiful white teeth (said of beautiful women)
• 目が明く
  (exp) to come to see
  to come to understand
  to regain sight
• 目明かし
  (n) (Edo-period) police detective
• 夜明かし
  (n,vs) staying up all night
  all-night vigil
• 柳暗花明
  (n) (1) beautiful scenery of spring
  (2) red-light district
• 有り明け
  (n) dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
• 落射照明
  (n) epi-illumination
  illumination that impinges on the sample from the viewing direction
• 連休明け
  (n) end of consecutive holidays
• 論旨不明
  (n,adj-na) the point of an argument being unclear
  the tenor of an argument being poorly reasoned
• 論旨明快
  (n,adj-na) the point of an argument being clearly stated
  the tenor of an argument being well-reasoned
• 埒が明く
  (exp) to come to a settlement
• 埓が明く
  (exp) to come to a settlement