Definition of 灯台下暗
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(adj-i) dark; gloomy
あたりがもう暗くなっていることに気がついた。
I observed that it had already got dark. - dark (in colour); dull
- depressed; dispirited
- sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past)
- unclear; unfamiliar; unknown
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(n) light; illumination; glow; gleam
この明かりで字を読もうとすれば目が悪くなるよ。
You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light. -
lamp; light
どうか明かりをつけて下さい。
Turn on the light, please.
- (n) light; lamp
- baiting deer with a lighted torch
- (n) light; lamp