ゆっくり
yukkuri
Laying more time on the same path: ゆっくり
The picture The same distance covered with extra time laid on top of it, so every movement stretches out long. ゆっくり adds time generously; さっさと squeezes the time and pushes you along.
Where the picture shows up in ゆっくり
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time laid on speech
もう少しゆっくり話してください。
mou sukoshi yukkuri hanashite kudasai
Could you speak a little more slowly?
Someone opening their mouth wide and leaving a gap after each word
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time laid on steps
足が痛いので、ゆっくり歩きます。
ashi ga itai node, yukkuri arukimasu
My leg hurts, so I'll walk slowly.
One foot set down, then a beat of pause before the next foot moves
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time given to choose
どうぞゆっくり見てください。
douzo yukkuri mite kudasai
Please take your time looking.
A shop assistant stepping back and opening a palm towards the customer, handing over the time
A set phrase to customers in a shop.
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time given to rest
週末は家でゆっくり休みます。
shuumatsu wa ie de yukkuri yasumimasu
I'm going to rest properly at home this weekend.
Alarm switched off, lying full length on the sofa watching the sun move across the window
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time given to a meal
時間はまだあるので、ゆっくり食べましょう。
jikan wa mada aru node, yukkuri tabemashou
There's still time, so let's eat without rushing.
A glance at the clock, chopsticks slowing, the bowl set back down on the table
All of it in one picture
One picture of added time and all five line up. Give a sentence more time and you speak slowly; give a step more time and you walk slowly. Give a customer more time to choose and it becomes "take your time looking"; give rest more time and it becomes a proper rest. Give a bowl of rice more time and you eat without rushing.