偸とう安あん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

snatching a moment of rest; stealing a break

Literary or classical expression for taking a brief respite, often with a nuance of doing so furtively or against expectations. Rare in modern everyday speech.

• 忙いそがしい仕し事ごとの合あい間まに偸とう安あんをむさぼる。

  I snatch a moment of rest in between busy work.

• 彼かれは会かい議ぎ中ちゅうに偸とう安あんして、こっそり居い眠ねむりをした。

  He stole a break during the meeting and secretly dozed off.