倦けん怠たい期き

noun

stage of ennui; period of lassitude; rut

Often used for the phase in a marriage or long-term relationship when passion fades and monotony sets in. Can also apply to work or other long-term situations.

• 結けっ婚こんして5年ねん、倦けん怠たい期きに入はいったように感かんじる。

  After five years of marriage, I feel like we've entered a rut.

• 仕し事ごとに倦けん怠たい期きを感かんじて、転てん職しょくを考かんがえている。

  Feeling a period of lassitude at work, I'm thinking of changing jobs.