(しゅう)

week

(いっしゅうかん)

one week

(みっか)

three days; the third day

(やすむ)

to rest; to take a break

(かいしゃ)

company

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(おおい)

many

(どようび)

Saturday

(にちようび)

Sunday

(ふつか)

two days; the second day

(しかし)

however, but

(しゃいん)

company employee

(はたらく)

to work

(あたらしい)

new

(かた)

person (polite)

(えらぶ)

To choose; to select

(でる)

to come out; to occur

(せいど)

system; institution

(つかう)

to use

(じゆう)

freedom, free

(じかん)

time

(ながい)

long

(かぞく)

family

(すごす)

to spend (time)

(しかく)

qualification

(べんきょう)

study

(いい)

good

(てん)

point, score

(ひと)

person / people

(あつまる)

to gather; to come together

(いっぽう)

on the other hand / meanwhile

(しんぱい)

worry / concern

(こえ)

voice

(しごと)

work, job

(りょう)

Quantity; amount; volume

(かわる)

to change

(いちにち)

one day

(いそがしい)

busy

(きゅうりょう)

salary, wages

(さがる)

To fall; to go down

(ばあい)

case; situation

(いけん)

opinion

(きく)

to listen, hear

(すすめる)

to advance; to move forward

(きめる)

to decide

can do ..., to be able to ...

Verb dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability or possibility. More formal than the potential verb form. Common in written Japanese and announcements.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

easy to ~ / tends to ~

Used in 'うつりやすくて' meaning 'easily contagious / easy to catch'.

to become (い-adjective)

Expresses a change of state for い-adjectives. Drop the final い and add くなる. Indicates something has changed or will change to a new state.

doing things like A and B

Lists example actions.

want to ~

Verb stem + たい to express desire.

even if; even though

Used to express concession or hypothetical situation.

if not ～

Conditional; if the action is not done.

while doing ...

Verb stem + ながら indicates doing two things simultaneously. The action before ながら is the secondary action; the main action follows.

週に三日休む会社が増えている

Companies that give three days off a week are increasing

一週間に三日休むことができる会社が増えています。

The number of companies where you can take three days off a week is increasing.

多くの会社では、休みは土曜日と日曜日の二日です。

At most companies, the days off are Saturday and Sunday — two days.

しかし、社員が働きやすいように、新しい休み方を選ぶ会社が出てきました。

However, companies have appeared that choose a new way of taking days off so that employees find it easier to work.

この制度を使うと、社員は自由な時間が長くなります。

When this system is used, employees get more free time.

家族と過ごしたり、資格の勉強をしたりできます。

They can do things like spending time with family or studying for qualifications.

会社にも、いい点があります。

There are good points for the company as well.

働きたい人が集まりやすくなるからです。

That is because it becomes easier to attract people who want to work there.

一方で、心配な声もあります。

On the other hand, there are also worried voices.

休みが増えても仕事の量が変わらなければ、一日の仕事が忙しくなります。

Even if days off increase, if the amount of work does not change, each day's work becomes busier.

給料が下がる場合もあります。

There are also cases where pay goes down.

会社は、社員の意見を聞きながら、進め方を決めています。

Companies are deciding how to proceed while listening to their employees' opinions.