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VocabJLPT N1

straight through

Noun

Definitions

1. continuing from beginning to end
2. continuous run
3. appetizer
4. performance of an entire play

This word means "straight through" or "all the way," often referring to doing something continuously from start to finish without interruption. It is used in contexts like performing a play from beginning to end in one go, or a ticket valid for an entire journey.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

How do you manage to work straight through like that?

Sentence 2

Wait, you're cleaning straight through from morning to night?

Sentence 3

Do you read that novel all the way through, or chapter by chapter?

Sentence 4

My friend laughed and said, "Before exams, I just grind straight through for two days."

Sentence 5

You've been working straight through all this time — aren't you going to collapse!?