休憩はこれくらいにして、ボチボチ仕事を始めますか。

Sentence Analyzer

休憩 は これ くらい に して 、 ぼちぼち 仕事 を 始めます か 。

English Translation

Pretty soon we'd better wrap up this break and get back to work.

Furigana

休憩(きゅうけい)はこれくらいにして、ボチボチ仕事(しごと)を始(はじ)めますか。

Romanji

Kyūkei wa kore kurai ni shite, bochibochi shigoto o hajimemasu ka.

Words

休憩 (きゅうけい)

rest; break; recess; intermission

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

此れ (これ)

this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

ぼちぼち (ぼちぼち、ボチボチ)

little-by-little; gradually; slowly; soon; not bad; passable; so-so

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

休

Readings: キュウ、 やす.む、 やす.まる、 やす.める

Meanings: rest, day off, retire, sleep

憩

Readings: ケイ、 いこ.い、 いこ.う

Meanings: recess, rest, relax, repose

仕

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える

Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

始

Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる

Meanings: commence, begin