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N2 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

(ひそ)secret, private, surreptitious

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    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

      1.

      secret, private, surreptitious

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    密か 【ひそか】秘か 【ひそか】窃か 【ひそか】私か 【ひそか】

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      (ひそ)大統領(だいとうりょう)暗殺(あんさつ)計画(けいかく)する。

      Plan the assassination of the president in secret. {secret, private, surreptitious}

      • N2

      仕事(しごと)()わりの(いっ)(ぱい)(ぼく)(ひそ)(たの)しみだ。

      A drink after work is my secret pleasure. {secret, private, surreptitious}

      • N2

      (ひそ)(おも)いを()せていたのに、バレてしまいました。

      Although I had been secretly harboring feelings, they ended up being discovered. {secret, private, surreptitious}

      • N2

      (ひそ)(おう)(どく)()計画(けいかく)()てた。しかしながらバレてしまった。

      I secretly planned to poison the king. However, it was exposed. {secret, private, surreptitious}

      • N2

      軍事(ぐんじ)施設(しせつ)潜入(せんにゅう)し、(ひそ)機密(きみつ)情報(じょうほう)調査(ちょうさ)していたスパイが(つか)まったそうです。

      It seems that a spy who had infiltrated a military facility and was secretly investigating confidential information has been caught. {secret, private, surreptitious}

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