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sluggishness after few days off

adjournment; pause; moratorium; temporary suspension

Proverb

it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

winter vacation (holidays)

five-day workweek system; five-day school week system

system of having two days off in at least one week each month

childcare leave (taken after the compulsory maternity leave)

wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place

armistice treaty

the day after a holiday

to be (feel) rested

On signs, etc.

Closed Today

to draw breath; to take a rest after work; to have a breather; to take a break

holiday allowance; allowance for working at weekends or on a holiday

temporary suspension (of business); brief shutdown

holiday trip; vacation trip

Proverb

it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

citizen's holiday; by law, any weekday that falls between two other national holidays (e.g. between 1985 and 2006 May 4, now Greenery Day)

menstrual leave

application for leave

layoff allowance; closure allowance

sick leave; paid sick days

annual (paid) leave; annual paid vacation; annual paid holiday

holiday given in recognition of one's service

Sumo

quitting the tournament in progress due mostly to injury