I could see blue sky through a break in the clouds.
A small flower was blooming in a crack in the rock.
A break in time or continuity, such as a pause in conversation or a gap in a schedule.
He stood up at a pause in the conversation.
I drink coffee during a break in work.
A deliberate cut or notch made in a material, such as a slit in fabric or a score line for folding.
If you make a cut in the paper before folding, it will come out neatly.
Threads started to fray from the cut in the cloth.
end; breaking point
The point where something ends or runs out, often used in set phrases like 切れ目がない (endless) or 金の切れ目が縁の切れ目 (when the money runs out, the relationship ends).
His stories are endless.
They say that when the money runs out, the relationship ends, but I wonder if that's true.
I got up from my seat when there was a pause in the conversation.
Sunlight streamed through a break in the clouds.
It's easier to read if you divide paragraphs at natural breaks in the text.