休みが長過ぎると、仕事に戻るのがおっくうになる。

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English Translation

Too long a holiday makes one reluctant to start work again.

Furigana

休(やす)みが長過(ながす)ぎると、仕事(しごと)に戻(もど)るのがおっくうになる。

Romanji

Yasumi ga nagasugiru to, shigoto ni modoru no ga okkū ni naru.

Words

休み (やすみ)

rest; recess; respite; vacation; holiday; absence; suspension; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

仕事 (しごと)

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

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

戻る (もどる)

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound; to spring back

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

億劫 (おっくう、おくこう)

troublesome; annoying

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...