沈黙

ちんもく

silence, being silent, quiet, hush

沈思黙考

ちんしもっこう

being lost in deep thought

沈黙の春

Silent Spring (book by Rachel Carson, 1962)

沈黙寡言

ちんもくかげん

taciturn, reticent

沈黙交易

ちんもくこうえき

silent trade, dumb barter, depot trade

紙を破る

かみをやぶる

to tear (up) paper

敵を破る

てきをやぶる

to defeat one's enemy

戒を破る

かいをやぶる

to break the Buddhist commandments

義を破る

ぎをやぶる

to break faith with

戸を破る

とをやぶる

to bust down a door, to break a door open

殻を破る

からをやぶる

to break up and start anew, to break out of one's shell, to make a fresh start, to go outside oneself

黙る

だまる

to be silent

身を沈める

みをしずめる

to sink (into one's seat, etc.)

沈黙の殺人者

ちんもくのさつじんしゃ

silent killer

規則を破る

きそくをやぶる

to break the rules, to violate the rules, to infringe the rules

囲みを破る

かこみをやぶる

to break through a siege

約束を破る

やくそくをやぶる

to break a promise, to go back on one's word, to renege

記録を破る

きろくをやぶる

to break the record, to break a record

破る

やぶる

to tear, to break, to destroy