通し

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どおし
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A suffix attached to verb masu-stems meaning 'do something continuously/throughout/all the way' (e.g. ~し通し, ~通しで).

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彼は朝から晩まで働き通しで、休日も休めない状態だ。

He worked nonstop from morning till night and can't even rest on his days off.

コンサートは休憩なしの通し公演だった。

The concert was a through performance with no intermission.

説明を聞き通しで、質問する暇もなかった。

I listened to explanations the whole time and didn't even have a chance to ask questions.

子どもたちは一日遊び通しで、夜にはぐっすり眠った。

The children played all day and slept soundly at night.

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