► 副詞
休み休み [(4)やすみやすみ] [coll] meaning: moderate rank: 3
☆ バカも休み休み言え！ ⇨ If you talk BS, do so with breaks in between! Cut your crap!
► 動詞
休む [(2)やすむ] meaning: absent rank: 1
☆ 彼は昨日仕事を休んだ ⇨ He took a day off from work yesterday
休む [(2)やすむ] meaning: close rank: 1
☆ あの店は今日は休みだ ⇨ That store is closed today
休む [(2)やすむ] meaning: rest rank: 1
☆ 疲れたので少し休みたい ⇨ I am so tired and want to rest a little
休む [(2)やすむ] [polite] meaning: sleep rank: 1
☆ 高橋先生はもうお休みになりました ⇨ Mr. Takahashi has already gone to bed
休まる [(3)やすまる] meaning: calm rank: 2
☆ 子供の笑顔を見ると心が休まる ⇨ My mind rests, I feel better, when I see my children’s smiles
休まる [(3)やすまる] meaning: rest rank: 2
☆ こんなに暑いと何もしなくても体が休まらない ⇨ When it is this hot, my body won’t rest well even if I don’t do anything
休める [(3)やすめる] meaning: rest rank: 2
☆ 気を休める暇もない ⇨ There is no time to put my mind on ease
☆ 筋肉は鍛えた後休めなくてはいけない ⇨ Muscles need to be rested after training
休す [きゅうす] [万事休す] [liter] meaning: end rank: 4
☆ ああ、万事休すだ ⇨ Oh, now everything has ended, there is nothing more we can do, there is no more recourse (☛ A common phrase)
► 成句
休む [(2)やすむ] meaning: sleep rank: 1
☆ お休みなさい！ ⇨ I am off to sleep! Good night! (☛ A greeting before you go to sleep)
► 名詞
休み [やすみ] meaning: close rank: 1
☆ 店は今日は休みだった ⇨ The store was closed today
休み [やすみ] meaning: holiday rank: 1
☆ 今日は会社の創業記念日で休みだ ⇨ Today is off because it is the company anniversary
休み [やすみ] meaning: rest rank: 1
☆ 私が子供の頃は日曜日だけが休みだった ⇨ When I was a kid only Sunday was a day off
☆ 私達は休み無しで歩き続けた ⇨ We kept walking without taking a break
休み [やすみ] [休みを取る] meaning: rest rank: 1
☆ 仕事が忙しすぎて休みが取れない ⇨ The work is too busy and I can’t take any day off