だんまり

noun

silence; keeping silent; taciturnity

Refers to a state of not speaking, often deliberately or stubbornly. Commonly used in the phrase だんまりを決め込む (to stubbornly keep silent).

• 彼かれは何なにを聞きかれてもだんまりを決きめ込こんだ。

  No matter what he was asked, he stubbornly kept silent.

• 会かい議ぎ中ちゅう、彼かの女じょはずっとだんまりだった。

  She remained completely silent throughout the meeting.

noun

without notice; without warning

Used when someone does something suddenly or leaves without saying anything. Often in the adverbial form だんまりで.

• 彼かれはだんまりで会かい社しゃを辞やめた。

  He quit the company without giving any notice.

• だんまりで引ひっ越こすなんてひどいよ。

  Moving away without a word is just cruel.

noun

wordless pantomime in the dark (kabuki)

A kabuki technique where actors perform a silent, mimed scene in darkness. Also written as 暗闘.

• 歌か舞ぶ伎きの『だんまり』は暗くら闇やみでの無む言ごんの立たち回まわりだ。

  In kabuki, 'danmari' is a wordless fight scene performed in the dark.