沈 – Kanji details

sink

water drops

to move on

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

そして今こん度どこそ完かん全ぜんな闇やみと沈ちん黙もくが訪おとずれた。

And this time, complete darkness and silence truly descended.

再ふたたび長ながい沈ちん黙もくがあった。

There was another long silence.

少すこし沈ちん黙もくしてから父ちちは答こたえた。

After a brief silence, my father answered.

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