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“Pitch-dark” in Japanese

Short answer
真っ暗 makkura まっくら

Pitch-dark in Japanese is “真っ暗” (makkura). Full meaning: pitch-dark, pitch-black, completely dark; very bleak (future), utterly hopeless.

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