dark, evening, dusk

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暗いらい昏い冥い闇い~い Adj.Freq #881
1

dark; gloomy; murky

Examples
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.
2

depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)

3

dark (in colour); dull

4

ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious

5

unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising

6

As 〜に暗い

unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)

暮れるれる昏れる眩れる暗れるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #7745
1

to get dark; to grow dark

Examples
冬の日は速く暮れる
The night falls fast in winter.
2

to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to close

3

to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought); to be overcome with

黄昏そがれうこんNounFreq #12442
1

dusk; twilight

Examples
われわれの文明の黄昏に。
We find ourselves in the twilight of our civilization.
2

twilight years

3

たそがれ only; Colloquial

melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

昏倒んとうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #16017
1

falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)

昏睡んすいNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #28113
1

Medicine

coma

2

deep sleep; falling fast asleep

昏睡状態こん睡状態こんすいじょうたいNoun~の Adj.Freq #28823
1

comatose state

黄昏時そがれどきNounFreq #46021
1

dusk; twilight

黄昏れるそがれ黄昏るIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #48187
1

to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to fade into twilight

2

to decline (after a peak); to wane; to lose vigour

3

Colloquial

to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood; to look melancholic

昏々昏昏んこん~と AdverbFreq #54423
1

'taru' adjective

fast asleep; dead to the world

昏迷んめいNoun~の Adj.~する VerbFreq #71202
1

stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness; confusion

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