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JLPT N1 Advanced

通し

Doing something straight through without interruption; also, a mandatory appetizer served at an izakaya.

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お通し polite form, for the appetizer
通す toosu, the verb "to pass through"
1 Noun (often used as a suffix)

All the way through" / "Consecutive

A noun or suffix indicating a continuous action or state that lasts from the beginning to the very end without a break.

Example

コンサート の チケット に は 通し 番号 が 書いて ある 。

The concert tickets have serial numbers written on them.

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2 Noun

Compulsory Appetizer

A small, mandatory dish served immediately upon seating at an izakaya that effectively functions as a table charge.

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通し
とおし
Doing something straight through without interruption; also, a mandatory appetizer served at an izakaya.
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