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真っ暗 まっくら N2

  1. completely dark; pitch-black; pitch-dark
  2. utterly hopeless; very bleak (future)

真っ暗闇 まっくらやみ

  1. complete darkness; pitch darkness; total darkness

目の前が真っ暗になる めのまえがまっくらになる

  1. to lose hope
  2. to be plunged into darkness

お先真っ暗 おさきまっくら

  1. (looking) very bleak; having dim prospects
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