noun
The Life of an Amorous Man
Title of a famous ukiyō-zōshi novel by Ihara Saikaku, first published in 1682. It is a classic of Edo-period literature.
好色一代男は井原西鶴の代表作の一つです。
The Life of an Amorous Man is one of Ihara Saikaku's representative works.
The title is composed of 好色 (kōshoku, 'love of sex; amorousness'), 一代 (ichidai, 'one's lifetime'), and 男 (otoko, 'man'), literally meaning 'a man devoted to love throughout his life'.