幕まく間あい

noun

intermission; interlude

Refers to the break between acts of a play, opera, or similar performance. Can also be used metaphorically for a pause in any ongoing event.

• 幕まく間あいにロビーでコーヒーを飲のんだ。

  I had coffee in the lobby during the intermission.

• 人じん生せいの幕まく間あいのような時じ間かんだった。

  It was like an interlude in my life.