Illustration: Behind the counter of a busy neighborhood noodle shop, a server clears one empty bowl while another customer immediately slides a finished bowl into the same spot. More hands with empty bowls crowd along the counter, and the washing rack is already full.

ひっきりなしに

hikkirinashini

incessantly, without a break

Example sentences

雨あめはひっきりなしに降ふっています。
It is raining all the time.
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彼かれはひっきりなしに他人たにんを批評ひひょうする。
He constantly criticizes other people.
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先週せんしゅうから、クレームの電話でんわがひっきりなしにかかってくる。
There’s been a constant stream of complaint calls since last week.
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