最近, さいきん
May take 'no', Adverb
1. recently, lately, these days, nowadays, right now
2. nearest, closest
最近、彼のうわさを耳にしていない。
休み, やすみ
1. rest, recess, respite
2. vacation, holiday, absence, suspension
3. dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
10時40分から11時まで休み時間です。
休む, やすむ
Conjugated: 休み
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to be absent, to take a day off
2. to rest, to have a break
3. to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire
4. to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business
父はまだ休んでいる。