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pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation
break; end; (place to) stop; pause; milestone (e.g. in a project)
文章の句切りが適切でないと意味が伝わらない。
If the punctuation in a sentence is not appropriate, the meaning will not get across.
スピーチでは適度な句切りを入れることが大切だ。
Pausing at the right moments matters in a speech.
ここで一つ句切りをつけて次の話題に移ろう。
Let us put a pause here and move on to the next topic.