Translation guide
A meeting or discussion held in secret, often for confidential or clandestine purposes. In Japanese, this can be expressed through specific nouns or descriptive phrases.
A formal or informal gathering held in secret to discuss confidential matters.
A private or secret talk, often between a small number of people. Implies confidential discussion.
They had a secret talk.
A secret meeting, often with a nuance of a clandestine rendezvous, sometimes romantic or conspiratorial.
A straightforward phrase meaning 'secret meeting/conference'. Neutral and widely understood.
A confidential discussion, emphasizing privacy rather than secrecy for illicit reasons.
A secret consultation or council, often used in historical or political contexts. Formal and somewhat literary.
密談 (mitsudan) focuses on the talk itself, often between a few people. 密会 (mikkai) emphasizes the meeting as an event, often with a clandestine or romantic nuance. 秘密の会議 (himitsu no kaigi) is a neutral, descriptive phrase suitable for any secret conference.
The secret talk was leaked.
二人は深夜に密会した。
The two had a secret meeting late at night.
A secret conference was held.
We will hold a confidential discussion.
The senior vassals held a secret council.
密会がスクープされた。
The secret meeting was scooped (by the media).