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A6 と-adverb, Adverb, する-verb

ひっそりquiet (place), still, silent, deserted, inconspicuously, modestly, quietly

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    1. と-adverb, Adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        quiet (place), still, silent, deserted

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        inconspicuously, modestly, quietly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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      辺鄙(へんぴ)土地(とち)(いち)(りん)(はな)がひっそり()いている。

      A single flower is blooming quietly in a remote and deserted land. {quiet (place), still, silent, deserted, inconspicuously, modestly, quietly}

      その(もと)女優(じょゆう)はひっそりと余生(よせい)(おく)っているそうだ。

      It seems that the former actress is quietly spending her remaining years. {quiet (place), still, silent, deserted, inconspicuously, modestly, quietly}

      先生(せんせい)(おこ)った(のち)教室(きょうしつ)はひっそり(しず)まりかえっていた。

      The classroom was eerily quiet and still after the teacher got angry. {quiet (place), still, silent, deserted, inconspicuously, modestly, quietly}

      ひっそりとした放課後(ほうかご)学校(がっこう)は、なんだか不気味(ぶきみ)雰囲気(ふんいき)だ。

      The school after hours, quiet and deserted, has a somewhat eerie atmosphere. {quiet (place), still, silent, deserted, inconspicuously, modestly, quietly}

      (ひる)はこの(あた)りは(にぎ)やかですが、(よる)になるとひっそりと(しず)まり(かえ)ります。

      During the day, this area is bustling, but when night falls, it becomes inconspicuously quiet and still. {quiet (place), still, silent, deserted, inconspicuously, modestly, quietly}

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