take breather
Japanese translation: 一服する
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| 5 +1 | しばしの休息 |
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| 4 +1 | 景気過熱緩和 |
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| 5 | 一服する |
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| 4 | 休憩する・休息する |
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| 3 | ひと休みする |
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1 hr confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1しばしの休息 Explanation: Main Entry: breath·er Pronunciation: 'brE-[th]&r Function: noun Date: 14th century 2 : a break in activity for rest or relief Reference: http://www.babylon.com Reference: http://www.m-w.com |
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1 hr confidence: 
休憩する・休息する Explanation: The full phrase is "take a breather," which is shortened because it's a headline. It means to take a rest or take a break in order to recover. There're probably a million ways to phrase this in Japanese and I don't know which one would be best in this context, but it basically means 休憩する・休息する. |
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4 hrs confidence:
ひと休みする Explanation: informal to stop what you are doing for a short time in order to rest |
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14 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1景気過熱緩和 Explanation: take breather = (景気過熱を）緩和させる taking breather basically means taking a break but in this context it is likely to be slowing down. Please click on the site below to see if I got what you are looking for. Reference: http://www.japan-investor.com/bnNewYork000602.html |
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一服する Explanation: ippuku suru is commonly used in this kind of case. ippuku (一服) means to take a rest. There are many examples in many web sites. Reference: http://www.mainichi.co.jp/eye/feature/kabuka10k/200110/04-05... Reference: http://dailynews.yahoo.co.jp/fc/economy/honda_motor/news_sto... |
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