Results, a break

しゃべくりshabekuri《喋くり》

noun:

  • chatting without a break; talking without pause
  • amusing two-person dialogue (form of stand-up comedy) ➜ しゃべくり漫才
休憩を取る【きゅうけいをとるkyuukeiwotoru】休憩をとる Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

天使が通る【てんしがとおるtenshigatooru】 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to have a break in the conversation; to experience an awkward silence; an angel passes [literal] - from the French 'un ange pass' - idiom
水入りの相撲【みずいりのすもうmizuirinosumou】

noun:

  • match with a break - Sumo term
合いの手を打つ【あいのてをうつainotewoutsu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~つ verb:

  • to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt - incorrect variant of 合いの手を入れる ➜ 合いの手を入れる
合いの手を入れる【あいのてをいれるainotewoireru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
のべつまくなしnobetsumakunashi《のべつ幕なし・のべつ幕無し》

adverb:

  • without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly
休筆【きゅうひつkyuuhitsu】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • taking a break from writing
鬼の居ぬ間に洗濯【おにのいぬまにせんたくoninoinumanisentaku】

expression:

  • playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; relaxing while the demon is out [literal] - idiom ➜ 洗濯
一気呵成【いっきかせいikkikasei】

adverb / noun:

  • finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break - four character idiom

彼kare、一気呵成ikkikaseiにni書き上げたkakiagetaとto言ってたittetaけどkedo、このkono提案書teiansho、少しsukoshi雑zatsuだdaねne。 He said he dashed this proposal off in one sitting. It's pretty sloppy.

破綻をきたす【はたんをきたすhatanwokitasu】破綻を来す Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
引きも切らず【ひきもきらずhikimokirazu】

expression:

  • incessantly; without a break
手を休める【てをやすめるtewoyasumeru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
引き続き★【ひきつづきhikitsuzuki】引続き☆

adverbial noun / noun:

  • continuously; continually; without a break
  • next; then; after that
息を入れる【いきをいれるikiwoireru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
骨を休める【ほねをやすめるhonewoyasumeru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to draw breath; to take a rest after work; to have a breather; to take a break
馬鹿も休み休み言え【ばかもやすみやすみいえbakamoyasumiyasumiie】ばかも休み休み言え

expression:

  • stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
JLPTN5
休む☆【やすむyasumu】 Inflection

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be absent; to take a day off
  • to rest; to have a break
  • to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire
  • to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business

彼kareはhaよくyoku会合kaigouをwo休むyasumu。 He often absents himself from meetings.

老人roujinはha休むyasumuためにtameni少しsukoshiのno間ma立ち止まったtachidomatta。 The old man stopped for a moment to rest.

我々warewareはha、昼hiruはha働きhataraki夜yoruはha休むyasumu。 We work by day, and rest by night.

警察keisatsuがga墜落事故tsuirakujikoのno原因gen'inをwo昼夜chuuya休むyasumuことなくkotonaku調査chousaしているshiteiru。 The police are investigating the cause of the crash around the clock.

JLPTN4
続く☆【つづくtsuzuku】 Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

  • to continue; to last; to go on
  • to continue (without a break); to be unbroken
  • to occur again and again
  • to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin
  • to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to
  • to hold out; to keep; to last

嵐arashiはhaいつまでitsumade続くtsuzukuのnoだろうかdarouka。 How long will the storm last?

延々とen'ento続くtsuzuku車kurumaのno列retsuがgaあったatta。 There was a continuous line of cars.

このところkonotokoro飛行機hikouki事故jikoがga続くtsuzuku。 There have been a lot of airplane accidents recently.

ホテルHOTERUにni続くtsuzuku道michiはha狭いsemai。 The road which leads to the hotel is narrow.

野点【のだてnodate】野点て・野立てirr. Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • open-air tea ceremony
  • aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin
  • something standing in the open
冗談じゃない【じょうだんじゃないjoudanjanai】

expression:

  • It's no joke
  • Gimme a break!; Sod that!
雨止み【あまやみamayami】

noun:

  • break in the rain
  • waiting for a break in the rain
中締め【なかじめnakajime】

noun:

  • closing mid-way
  • taking a break mid-way through an event, sometimes with ceremonial hand-clapping
JLPTN5
洗濯★【せんたくsentaku】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • washing; laundry
  • relaxing; taking a break - oft. as 命の洗濯

このkono綿menのnoシャツSHATSUはha洗濯sentakuがgaよくyoku効くkiku。 This cotton shirt washes well.

息を継ぐ【いきをつぐikiwotsugu】息をつぐ Inflection

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

  • to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath
  • to take a rest; to take a break
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Kanji

㒼

average; equivalent; corresponding; to cover something carefully and tightly without a break


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