清せい涼りょう剤ざい

noun

refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; breath of fresh air

Figurative use: a person, event, or thing that provides a refreshing change or relief from monotony or stress.

• 彼かれの冗じょう談だんは会かい議ぎの清せい涼りょう剤ざいだった。

  His joke was a breath of fresh air in the meeting.

• この小しょう説せつは忙いそがしい毎まい日にちの清せい涼りょう剤ざいになる。

  This novel is a welcome relief from my busy daily life.

noun

tonic; refreshing medicine

Literal medical or pharmaceutical use: a preparation that gives a feeling of refreshment or invigoration.

• 暑あつさ対たい策さくに清せい涼りょう剤ざいを服ふく用ようする。

  Take a refreshing tonic as a measure against the heat.