徳利とっくり

noun

sake bottle; tokkuri

A tall, slender bottle with a narrow mouth, traditionally ceramic, used for serving sake. Also used for soy sauce or vinegar.

• おじいさんは徳利とっくりからおちょこに酒さけを注そそいだ。

  The old man poured sake from the tokkuri into a small cup.

noun

turtleneck; turtleneck sweater

Slang for a turtleneck sweater, likening the shape of the neck to a tokkuri bottle.

• 寒さむいから、今日きょうは徳利とっくりを着きてきた。

  It's cold, so I wore a turtleneck today.

noun

non-swimmer; person who can't swim

Slang for someone who cannot swim, from the image of sinking straight down like a tokkuri bottle.

• 彼かれは徳利とっくりだから、海うみには入はいらない。

  He's a non-swimmer, so he doesn't go into the ocean.