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いきつぎ • (ikitsugi)
- 息継ぎ: breather; break to breathe (during an activity that requires continuous use of the lungs)
いきつぎする • (ikitsugi suru) suru (stem いきつぎし (ikitsugi shi), past いきつぎした (ikitsugi shita))
- 息継ぎ: to take a breather