rest; break; recess; intermission
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
cease-fire; truce; armistice
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
extended leave; long vacation
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
temporary absence from school
no sleep or rest; working day and night
(temporary) closure of school
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
temporary retirement; leave of absence; suspension from office
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
maternity leave; paternity leave
paid vacation; paid holiday
temporary truce; ceasefire
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
childcare leave (taken after the compulsory childcare leave); maternity leave; paternity leave
summer vacation; summer holidays
open every day of the year; open year-round; operating 365 days a year
to come to an end; to rest
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
being open but having virtually no business
end of consecutive holidays
suspending publication (of serialized content in newspapers, magazines, etc.)
suspension (of a transportation service); cancellation; stoppage
suspension of club activities; absence from club activities; not attending club activities
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
day on which a museum, library, etc. is closed; closed day
lying fallow; leaving a field uncultivated
fallow soil; idle field; set-aside; idled plot
long holiday (consisting of one or two weekends and multiple public holidays; esp. Golden Week)
lobby; lounge; recreation room; break room
without a holiday; nonstop
recess; break; breathing spell
being closed (of a clinic, doctor's office, etc.); not seeing patients; not accepting patients
no-consultation day (at a doctor's office, clinic, etc.)
suspension of publication
childcare leave; maternity leave; paternity leave
closure (of a library, museum, etc.)
winter vacation (holidays)
(temporary) closure (of a theater, entertainment venue, etc.); absence (from a performance, match, etc.); sitting out; absence (from a bout or tournament); holiday; closure (of a stock exchange)
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday; compensatory day off work (for having worked on a holiday, etc.)
Christmas holiday; Christmas vacation
adjournment; pause; moratorium; temporary suspension
five-day workweek system; five-day school week system; system of having two days off in at least one week each month
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
cutting class (esp. of university students)
taking the whole day (week, period, etc.) off; being off work (school, etc.) the whole period; suspension of all (transportation) services (e.g. trains, flights)
childcare leave (taken after the compulsory maternity leave)
to come to an end; to rest
temporary suspension (of business); brief shutdown
temporary closure (of a park, zoo, kindergarten, etc.); closing for the day
teetotal day; day off drinking; (lit.) liver rest day
annual leave; annual paid vacation; annual paid holiday
drug withdrawal; cessation of medication
holiday allowance; allowance for working at weekends or on a holiday
temporary closure of a room (office, exhibition, etc.)
holiday trip; vacation trip
vacation to recharge one's batteries; vacation given in reward for long service; special incentive leave
using up one's paid vacation days; using up one's holiday entitlement
citizen's holiday; by law, any weekday that falls between two other national holidays (e.g. September 22, falling between Respect the Elderly Day and the Autumn Equinox Holiday)
taking the afternoon off; time off during the afternoon
having no fixed days off; having no regular closing days; having no regular holidays
childcare leave allowance
taking the morning off; time off during the morning
day on which a park (or kindergarten, zoo, etc.) is closed
annual leave; annual paid vacation; annual paid holiday
annual (paid) leave; annual paid vacation; annual paid holiday
holiday given in recognition of one's service
sick leave; paid sick days
demilitarized zone; demilitarised zone; DMZ
weal and woe; joys and sorrows; welfare
post-birth maternity leave; eight weeks of compulsory leave following childbirth, plus an optional further six weeks
leave; furlough; temporary layoff
taking time off by the hour (e.g. for medical appointments or childcare)
taking a break from writing
newspaper holiday; day on which newspapers are not published
series of holidays with one or two workdays in between
to put a period to; to put an end to; to settle (for the time being)
temporary closure of a hospital (clinic, etc.)
(temporary) halting of construction work
student strike; school strike
reassembly after a recess (e.g. of a legislature); reconvening after a break
basic allowance of child care leave benefits
greenish gray; greenish grey
post-birth maternity leave and childcare leave
unused facilities or equipment
spontaneous recess (in the Diet)
layoff allowance; closure allowance
tea (coffee, cigarette) break
quitting the tournament in progress due mostly to injury
sick leave; sickness leave
legal holiday; bank holiday
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
adjournment sine die; adjournment for an indefinite period
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off)
hiatus (from work; esp. in a creative field)
UN Truce Supervision Organization
whole note rest; semibreve rest
leave-taking tactics; many employees taking paid leave at the same time as a form of industrial action
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
notice of absence (from school)
unused agricultural land; abandoned crop fields; farmland lying fallow
Rikyū school of tea ceremony (i.e. the Senke school)
dormant state; torpor; non-operating state; idling
national vacation village
suspension or abolition; suspension or discontinuation
Act on Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave, and Other Measures for the Welfare of Workers Caring for Children or Other Family Members
planned mass transit service suspension (as a precaution ahead of typhoons, etc.)
grayish dark green; greyish dark green
suspension of power supply; electricity cut-off
suspension of power supply
taking the morning off; time off during the morning
taking the afternoon off; time off during the afternoon
vacation to recharge one's batteries; vacation given in reward for long service; special incentive leave
national park resort village; holiday village
childcare leave; nursing leave
sabbatical; sabbatical leave
last issue (of a magazine, etc. which has suspended publication); final issue
special leave for births, marriages or deaths in the family