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N2 I-adjective

薄暗(うすぐら)dim, gloomy

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    1. I-adjective

      1.

      dim, gloomy

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    薄暗い 【うすぐらい】うす暗い 【うすぐらい】

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      薄暗(うすぐら)部屋(へや)気味(きみ)(わる)いです。

      The dimly lit room is creepy. {dim, gloomy}

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      (そと)薄暗(うすぐら)のでもう(かえ)りましょう。

      It's getting dark outside, so let's go home. {dim, gloomy}

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      ()()(しげ)っている(もり)(なか)(ひる)でも薄暗(うすぐら)

      Even in the daytime, the forest where trees are growing thickly is dimly lit. {dim, gloomy}

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      停電(ていでん)(ちゅう)はロウソクの薄暗(うすぐら)(ひかり)(なか)生活(せいかつ)するよりほかない。

      During a power outage, there is no choice but to live in the dim light of candles. {dim, gloomy}

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      薄暗(うすぐら)うちから(はたら)きに()ているものの、生活(せいかつ)はカツカツなままだ。

      Despite starting to work from early dawn, life is still barely making ends meet. {dim, gloomy}

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