闇やみ営えい業ぎょう

noun

shady dealings; illicit business; underground business

Refers to business activities conducted secretly, often illegal or against regulations, such as unlicensed operations or off-the-books transactions. Gained wider recognition after high-profile scandals involving entertainers and organized crime.

• 芸げい能のう人じんの闇やみ営えい業ぎょうが問もん題だいになった。

  The entertainer's shady dealings became a problem.

• 彼かれは無む許きょ可かで闇やみ営えい業ぎょうをしていた。

  He was running an underground business without a license.