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to be absent; to take a day off
to rest; to have a break
to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire
to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business
風邪をひいたので学校を休んだ。
I caught a cold so I was absent from school.
今日は休みましょう。
Let's rest today.
たまには休まないと体を壊すよ。
You'll ruin your health if you don't rest sometimes.