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They're on vacation in Hawaii right now. You look tired—you should take a vacation.

I'm on vacation.

All I can think about is next month's vacation. I haven't been on one in so long.

It is stipulated that we should receive a month's vacation every year.

A majority of Japanese workers plan to take more than three consecutive days of summer vacation.

Using a camera appeases the anxiety which the work driven feel about not working when they are on vacation and supposed to be having fun. They have something to do that is like a friendly imitation of work: they can take pictures.

I'm planning my next vacation. Maybe I'll go to Disneyland with my family and friends. How much should I save for it?

During my last spring vacation I took a job in a restaurant to help pay the costs of my trip abroad.

Summer vacation is near. Can you think of a good place for the holidays?

I heard the manager's wife is on vacation. And, well, when the cat's away, the mice play. Now he's out partying every night.

Masashi and Takako were at odds with each other over where to spend their vacation.

They took a two week vacation on Phuket island in southern Thailand through a travel agency.

I concurred in giving up my vacation for my family.

Judging by that great tan, it looks like you spent most of your vacation on the beach.

In fact, there is a joke about passport photos: If you really look like the picture in your passport, you certainly need a vacation!

As early as autumn my parents were making plans for our winter holidays.

Enjoy your holidays.

Taking advantage of the holidays, I returned home to Nagoya.

Workaholics view holidays as a waste of time.

One of the reasons some workers hesitate to use their paid holidays is that they fear unfavorable reactions from their colleagues or superiors.

We tend to think that our time is our own only on Sundays and holidays.

He availed himself of the 'off-and-on' holidays to visit his native country.

During the holidays, some university students go to Africa as volunteers and help to perfect local wildlife conservation.

My husband tells me he goes to work even on Sundays and holidays but sometimes I suspect there's something fishy about his story.

About 50 percent of the firms in Japan have acknowledged the necessity of giving their workers longer holidays, and think summer holidays are needed to give their workers both mental and physical refreshment.

During the Golden Week holidays, many volunteers went to the quake and tsunami-hit areas in Tohoku.

Summer vacation is near. Can you think of a good place for the holidays?

In England in the Middle Ages, whole towns played football on certain holidays, sometimes with as many as 500 players at one time.

Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

In some companies, employees use paid holidays for their summer vacations.

Sea Day is one of the Japanese national holidays celebrated on the third Monday in July.