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闇
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Idiomatic expression
doing something without having decided what one's goal for it is; a rifle in the dark
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Historical term
road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)
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Rare term
aimless attempt; shot in the dark
Examples
闇夜に鉄砲じゃあるまいし、そんな場当たり的なやり方でうまくいくとは思えないよ。
That's just a shot in the dark. How do you think you'll succeed by just acting on the spur of the moment like that?
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dark of the heart; depths of the human mind
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Archaic
distress about one's beloved child
