- 明日【あした】 - tomorrow, near future 
- 説明【せつめい】 - explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend 
- 証明【しょうめい】 - proof, testimony, demonstration, verification, certification 
- 不明【ふめい】 - unclear, obscure, indistinct, uncertain, ambiguous, unknown, unidentified, ignorance, lack of wisdom, lack of insight 
- 明らか【あきらか】 - clear, obvious, evident, plain, definite, bright, light 
- 明るい【あかるい】 - light, well-lit, well-lighted, bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored, cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition), encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects, familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in), fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial 
- 行方不明【ゆくえふめい】 - missing (of a person), lost, unaccounted for, whereabouts unknown 
- 発明【はつめい】 - invention, intelligent, clever, smart, making sense (of something), understanding 
- 照明【しょうめい】 - illumination, lighting 
- 明かり【あかり】 - light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light 
- 判明【はんめい】 - establishing, proving, ascertaining, identifying, confirming 
- 明かす【あかす】 - to pass (the night), to spend, to reveal, to divulge, to disclose, to expose, to prove, to verify 
- 明確【めいかく】 - clear, precise, definite, distinct 
- 文明【ぶんめい】 - civilization, civilisation, culture, Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20) 
- 夜明け【よあけ】 - dawn, daybreak 
- 打ち明ける【うちあける】 - to confide, to reveal, to disclose, to lay bare, to speak frankly, to open (one's heart) 
- 賢明【けんめい】 - wise, sensible, well-advised, intelligent, sagacious, prudent 
- 明朝【みょうちょう】 - tomorrow morning 
- 意味不明【いみふめい】 - of uncertain meaning, ambiguous, cryptic, nonsensical, incomprehensible, perplexing 
- 声明【せいめい】 - declaration, statement, proclamation