| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 明け暮れる | あけくれる | 〔時を過ごす〕spend one’s time [days] ((in doing))；〔没頭する〕be absorbed ((in doing)) |
| 涙に明け暮れる spend one’s days in tears 僕の青春時代は演劇に明け暮れた In my youth, I was completely absorbed in the theater. 私は踊りのレッスンに明け暮れている All my time is taken up with dancing lessons. 夏休みは司法試験の勉強に明け暮れた During the summer vacation I did nothing day in, day out, but study for the bar exam. |