expression, noun
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
Idiomatic expression referring to a period of peace or quiet that precedes a coming disturbance or crisis.
会議の前の静けさは、まるで嵐の前の静けさのようだった。
The quiet before the meeting was just like the calm before the storm.
The expression is a direct translation of the English idiom 'calm before the storm,' likely entering Japanese through literary or cultural exchange. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.