The room was in complete darkness.
闇の中を手探りで進んだ。
I groped my way through the dark.
bewilderment; despair; hopelessness
Emotional or psychological darkness; a state of confusion, despair, or hopelessness. Often used in expressions like 心の闇.
彼は心の闇に苦しんでいた。
He was suffering from inner darkness.
将来に闇を感じる。
I feel hopelessness about the future.
hidden place; secrecy; oblivion
Something concealed from public knowledge; a hidden or secret realm. Often used in compounds like 闇に葬る (to bury in oblivion).
その事件は闇に葬られた。
The incident was buried in secrecy.
彼は闇の世界で生きている。
He lives in the hidden world.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
black market; illegal channels; shady trading
Illegal or underground economic activities. Common in compounds like 闇市 (black market) and 闇取引 (underhand deal).
戦後、闇市が栄えた。
After the war, the black market flourished.
闇ルートで入手した薬。
Medicine obtained through illegal channels.
The entire forest was enveloped in darkness.
She was carrying a darkness inside her that she couldn't tell anyone about.
The incident was buried in secrecy.
After the war, many people sold food on the black market.
He walked alone through the darkness.
reckless; haphazard; blind; random
dusk; twilight
everlasting darkness; eternal night
dusk; twilight
black-market dealings; illegal trade; shady trading · secret dealings; underhand arrangement
moonless dawn; darkness before dawn
very dim light; faint darkness
black-market price
alt account; hidden account; sub account
black marketeer; black market trader
darkness stew; blind stew party game
being in tenpai without calling riichi
dark road
dark hot pot; mystery stew
without one's knowledge; easily