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夜の鉄砲やみよのてっぽうNounExpression
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Idiomatic expression

aimless attempt; shot in the dark; crapshoot

夜の礫やみよのつぶてNounExpression
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Idiomatic expression

aimless attempt; crapshoot; shot in the dark

愚痴のぐちのやみExpression
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the darkness of ignorance

に鉄砲やみにてっぽうNounExpression
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Idiomatic expression

doing something without having decided what one's goal for it is; a rifle in the dark

バイトやみバイトNoun
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illegal part-time job; questionable part-time job

夜の灯火やみよのともしびNounExpression
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light in the darkness; guiding beacon of light; godsend

ヤミ専従専従やみせんじゅうNoun
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illegally moonlighting (of a union employee)

ヤミ米やみ米みごめNounFreq #147898
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Historical term

black-market rice

穴道暗穴道あんけつどうNounFreq #218968
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Historical term

road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)

夜に鉄砲やみよにてっぽうNounFreq #229065
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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?
黒暗こくあんNoun
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Archaic

darkness; blackness

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Abbreviation; Buddhism

Kalaratri (Deva)

心のこころのやみNounExpression
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dark of the heart; depths of the human mind

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Archaic

distress about one's beloved child

愚暗あんNounArchaicFreq #184751
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foolishness; stupidity

暗々暗暗あんあん~と AdverbArchaic
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'taru' adjective

dark; gloomy

しきやみNounArchaic
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total darkness