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かれ
きゅうよう
休養
する
どころかかえっていつもより
しごと
仕事
はげ
んだ

Instead of taking a break, he worked much harder than usual.
Grammar and points of interest
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Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
rest; break; recreation
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suffix
1. far from; anything but; not at all  (often written with kana only)
2. let alone; to say nothing of; not to speak of; much less
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1
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead  (often written with kana only)
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1
adverb, noun
1. always; usually; every time  (often written with kana only)
2. never  (with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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0
1. work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task
2. work  (physics terminology)
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2
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
キュウ   やす to rest   やすまる to be rested   やすめる to suspend (use etc.)   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ヨウ   やしな to rear, to support, to cultivate   
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ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   く to eat   
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リョウ   よ good   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
シ   ジ   つかえる to attend to   
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シ   samurai
ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
レイ   はげます to encourage   はげ to strive   
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10,000 cliffs
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マン   バン    10,000   
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wrap
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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