to stop working for a short time to rest
休憩を取る、少し休むために仕事を止める (kyūkei o toru, sukoshi yasumu tame ni shigoto o tomeru)
"I usually take a break around noon."
"私は通常、正午頃に休憩を取ります。" (Watashi wa tsūjō, shōgo goro ni **kyūkei o torimasu**.)
to concentrate your attention or energy on something
to reduce the rate at which prices are rising
to reduce speed or intensity of work
to phone a place, especially work; to ask for help from some...
to write something quickly and carelessly
to recover from something upsetting or difficult
