• 飲み物のみもの
  • ·drink; beverage
  N5
• たくさん
  • ·a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
  • ·enough; sufficient
  • ·enough; too many; too much
  N5
• ある
  • ·to be; to exist; to live
  • ·to have
  • ·to be located
  • ·to be equipped with
  • ·to happen; to come about
  • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
  N5
• お茶おちゃ
  • ·tea (esp. green or barley)
  • ·tea break; teatime
  • ·tea ceremony
  N5
• 物もの
  • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
  • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
  • ·quality
  • ·reason; the way of things
  • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
  • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
  • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
  • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
  • ·really; truly
  N5
• 冷たいつめたい
  • ·cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; freezing
  • ·(emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling; indifferent; unfriendly; distant
  N5
• 便利べんり
  • ·convenient; handy; useful
  N5
• しかし
  • ·however; but
  N5
• 売るうる
  • ·to sell
  • ·to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.)
  • ·to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself
  • ·to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.); to provoke; to force on someone
  N5
• できるAs it appears here: できなかった
  • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
  • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
  • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
  • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
  • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
  • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
  • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
  • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
  • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
  • ·to get pregnant
  N5
• 冬ふゆ
  • ·winter
  N5
• 買うかうAs it appears here: 買った
  • ·to buy; to purchase
  • ·to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
  • ·to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
  • ·to accept; to take on; to take up
  • ·to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
  N5
• 飲むのむAs it appears here: 飲んで
  • ·to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
  • ·to smoke (tobacco)
  • ·to swallow up; to engulf
  • ·to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)
  • ·to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to
  • ·to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe
  • ·to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)
  N5
• とても
  • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
  • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
  N5
• 寒いさむいAs it appears here: 寒
  • ·cold (e.g. weather)
  • ·uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny
  N5
• それ
  • ·that; it
  • ·then; that point (in time); that time
  • ·there
  • ·you
  N5
• 見るみるAs it appears here: 見た
  • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
  • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
  • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
  • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
  • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
  • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
  N5
• 会社かいしゃ
  • ·company; corporation; firm
  • ·one's workplace
  N5
• ほしい
  • ·wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
  • ·I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
  N5
• 近くちかく
  • ·near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
  • ·nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
  • ·shortly; soon
  N5
• かけるAs it appears here: かけて
  • ·to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)
  • ·to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread
  • ·to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.)
  • ·to make (a call)
  • ·to spend (time, money); to expend; to use
  • ·to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto
  • ·to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, song, etc.); to use (a device, implement, etc.)
  • ·to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose
  • ·to multiply (arithmetic operation)
  • ·to secure (e.g. lock)
  • ·to take a seat; to sit; to rest (something on something else); to support (something on something else)
  • ·to bind
  • ·to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
  • ·to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on
  • ·to hold (a play, festival, etc.)
  • ·to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)
  • ·to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.)
  • ·to increase further
  • ·to catch (in a trap, etc.)
  • ·to set atop
  • ·to erect (a makeshift building)
  • ·to apply (insurance)
  • ·to pun (on a word); to use (a word) as a pivot word; to play on words
  • ·to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...
  • ·to address (someone); to direct (something, to someone); to do (something, to someone)
  N5
• 作るつくるAs it appears here: 作られた
  • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
  • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
  • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
  • ·to till
  • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
  • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
  • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
  • ·to have (a child)
  • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
  • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
  • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
  • ·to form (a line, etc.)
  • ·to set (a record)
  • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
  N5
• 今いま
  • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
  • ·another; more
  N5
• 最初さいしょ
  • ·beginning; outset; first; onset
  N4
• 日ひ
  • ·day; days
  • ·sun; sunshine; sunlight
  • ·(the) day; daytime; daylight
  • ·date; deadline
  • ·(past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood)
  • ·case (esp. unfortunate); event
  N4
• 駐車場ちゅうしゃじょう
  • ·parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
  N4
• 運転手うんてんしゅ
  • ·driver; chauffeur
  N4
• みんな
  • ·everyone; everybody; all
  • ·everything; all
  N4
• 社長しゃちょう
  • ·company president; manager; director
  N4
• 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えた
  • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
  • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
  • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
  • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
  • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
  • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
  • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
  N4

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• だの～だのN1

  Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

  それから10年近くかけて作られたのが、今の販売機なのだそうだ。

  Apparently, it then took nearly ten years to develop the kind of vending machine we have today.

• などN4

  Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

  缶コーヒーやペットボトルのお茶などは、一台の販売機で温かい物か冷たい物かを選べるので、便利だ。

  Drinks such as canned coffee and tea in plastic bottles are convenient because a single vending machine lets you choose either a hot or a cold drink.

• 頃（ころ / ごろ）N4

  Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.

  しかし、最初のころの自動販売機は、冷たい物しか売ることができなかった。

  However, the early vending machines could only sell cold drinks.

• 〜ていたN4

  The past progressive/continuous — an action that was ongoing or a state that held in the past — 'was (do)ing'.

  ある冬の日、高速道路の駐車場で、トラックの運転手たちが自動販売機で買ったジュースを飲んでいた。

  One winter day, at a parking area on an expressway, truck drivers were drinking juice they had bought from vending machines.

• 〜てほしいN4

  Expresses that the speaker wants someone else to perform the action — 'to want (someone) to (do)'.

  みんなとても寒そうだったので、それを見た飲料会社の社長が、冬には温かい物を飲んでほしいと考えた。

  Seeing how cold everyone looked, the president of a beverage company thought that he wanted people to be able to drink something warm in winter.

• そうだN4

  Reports information the speaker heard from another source, attached to a plain form — "I hear that…, they say…, apparently."

  それから10年近くかけて作られたのが、今の販売機なのだそうだ。

  Apparently, it then took nearly ten years to develop the kind of vending machine we have today.

• のでN52 times in this passage

  Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

  缶コーヒーやペットボトルのお茶などは、一台の販売機で温かい物か冷たい物かを選べるので、便利だ。

  Drinks such as canned coffee and tea in plastic bottles are convenient because a single vending machine lets you choose either a hot or a cold drink.

• しかしN5

  Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

  しかし、最初のころの自動販売機は、冷たい物しか売ることができなかった。

  However, the early vending machines could only sell cold drinks.

• 〜ことができるN5

  States that someone is able to do something — “can do” / “is able to do”.

  しかし、最初のころの自動販売機は、冷たい物しか売ることができなかった。

  However, the early vending machines could only sell cold drinks.

• とてもN5

  Degree adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb — "very / extremely."

  みんなとても寒そうだったので、それを見た飲料会社の社長が、冬には温かい物を飲んでほしいと考えた。

  Seeing how cold everyone looked, the president of a beverage company thought that he wanted people to be able to drink something warm in winter.

• それからN5

  Sequential connective linking events in order, 'and then / after that'.

  それから10年近くかけて作られたのが、今の販売機なのだそうだ。

  Apparently, it then took nearly ten years to develop the kind of vending machine we have today.