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shadow; shade; shading; gloom
nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
木漏れ日が地面に繊細な陰影を描いた。
Sunlight filtering through the trees drew delicate shadows on the ground.
その画家は陰影の表現が特に巧みだ。
That painter is particularly skilled at depicting shadows.
複雑な陰影が加わることで写真全体に奥行きが生まれた。
Adding complex shadows gave depth to the entire photograph.