darkness; the dark
Refers to a state or place without light; often used in both literal and figurative contexts.
部屋の中は暗闇だった。
The room was in darkness.
彼は暗闇を怖がる。
He is afraid of the dark.
The room was plunged into darkness by the power outage.
I strained my eyes in the darkness.
After a while, my eyes got used to the darkness.
A figure emerged from the darkness.