► 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
More examples:
- 子供達は夏休みを首を長くして待っている ⇨ Kids are waiting for summer vacation with long necks, eagerly
- 昼休みに公園に散歩に行った ⇨ I went to a park for a walk during my lunch break
- お休みなさい！ ⇨ Rest well, good night!
- あの子は体が弱くて学校を休みがちだ ⇨ That child is sickly and tends to skip school often
- ここで一休みして行こう ⇨ Let’s have a break here (and then get going again)
- ごゆっくりお休み下さいませ ⇨ Please rest well-relaxed
- ここらでちょっと一休みしよう ⇨ Let’s take a break here. Let’s take a break now
- 鈴木先生はもうお休みになられました ⇨ Master Suzuki has already gone to bed to rest
- お休みなさい！ ⇨ I am off to sleep! Good night!
- 休み無しで働くと疲れてだれて、効率が上がらない ⇨ When you work without breaks you get tired and slow down, so it is inefficient
- 夏休みの自由工作 ⇨ School science projects during summer vacation
- 家畜の世話には休みが無い ⇨ There is no break from taking care of livestock
- 次の街まで行ったら一休みしよう ⇨ Let’s take a break when we reach the next time
- 休みを取らずに風邪をこじらせてしまった ⇨ I didn’t rest and made my cold worse
- たまの休みは家でゆっくりした ⇨ I want to relax at home for rare off-days