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Daily Use Containers

Jar (glass) ジャー、瓶jā, bin
Can 缶kan
Bucket バケツbaketsu
Barrel 樽taru
Basin (for washing) たらい[盥] tarai
Tank (for liquid, gas) タンクtanku
Hip flask スキットルsukittoru
Jerrycan ジェリカンjerikan
Cistern (tank) 積荷タンクtsumini tanku
Mug マグカップmagukappu
Cup (of coffee, etc.) カップkappu
Saucer ソーサーsōsā
Glass (tumbler) ガラスのコップgarasu no koppu
Wineglass ワイングラスwain gurasu
Saucepan 両手鍋ryō tenabe
Bottle (~ of wine) ボトルbotoru
Neck (of the bottle) ネックnekku
Carafe デキャンターdekyanta
Pitcher (earthenware) 水差しmizusashi
Vessel (container) 器utsuwa
Pot (crock) 鉢hachi
Vase 花瓶kabin
Bottle (~ of perfume) 瓶bin
Vial, small bottle バイアルbai aru
Tube (of toothpaste) チューブchūbu
Sack (bag) 南京袋nankinbukuro
Bag (paper , plastic ) 袋fukuro
Pack (of cigarettes, etc.)箱hako
Box (e.g., shoebox) 箱hako
Crate 木箱ki bako
Basket かご[籠] kago

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With (accompanied by) …と、…と共に… to, totomoni Without …なしで… nashi de To (indicating direction) …へ… he About (talking ~ ...) …について… ni tsuite Before (in time) …の前に… no mae ni In front of … …の正面に… no shōmen ni Under (beneath,below)下にshita ni Above (over) 上側にuwagawa ni On (atop) 上にue ni From (off, out of) …から… kara Of (made from) …製の… sei no In (e.g., ~ ten minutes) …で… de Over (across the top of)…を越えて… wo koe te