Learn from a column about "Japanese Kitchen Knives (Houchou)" from "Tensei Jingo" by Asahi Shinbun.

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Japanese Translation

Minori no aki. Kono kisetsu ni naru to houchou no ureyuki ga kyuuni yokunaru to iu. Yutakana shokuzai ga ichiba o irodori, shokuyou ga masu to tomoni, ryouri no ude o furuu iyoku mo takamaru no darou.

Houchou o ieba Sakai-shi ga yuumei da. Shokunin you no wabouchou dewa zenkoku no kyuuwari ijou no shea o shimeru. Kofun o kizuku tame no dougu o tsukuru kaji gijutsu o dodai ni, heian makki kara wa katana no seizou ga sakan ni natta. Juuroku seiki niwa porutogaru kara tabako ga tsutawari, ha o kizamu houchou zukuri de meisei o takameta.

Nihon no shokuzai no yutakasa wa houchou zukuri no hatten o atooshi shita. San-nen mae ni oopun shita Sakai Hamono Myuujiamu niwa hayaku sanjuu nana shurui ga tenji sareteiru.

Teiban no deba, sashimi, nakiri o hajime, mochi ya wagashi, makizushi, suika o kiru senyou no mono. Aji saki ya dojou saki, kuri bouchou, koori kanna nado youto ni oujite komayakana kufuu ga korasarete iru.

Ryouba no youbouchou to wa kotonari wabouchou wa kataba ga kihon da. Shokuzai ni atete yukkuri to temae ni hiki, suberaseru youna kanji de kirikonde iku. Saibou o oshitsubusanai node aji to shoukukan o sokonawazu, kirikuchi mo azayaka da. Mitame no utsukushisa mo taisetsu ni suru washoku bunka o enshutsu suru dougu de aru.

Washoku buumu no hirogari de sakai no houchou wa sekai de hipparidako da. Saikin no juu-nen de yushutsugaku wa ni-bai chikaku ni nobita. Myuujiamu nimo shuumtasu, jibun no me de shinasadame shite houchou o kaimotomeyou o iu gaikokujin ga hikkirinashi ni otozureru.

Tezukuri no houchou no sekai ni meserare, kaji ya dogi no shokunin o kibou suru wakamono mo fuete iru. Daga, kojin keiei ga ooi node wakamono o yatotte sodateru yoyuu ga amari naku, koukeisha no ikusei ga kadai da to iu. Sekai ni hokoru gijutsu o tsutaeteiku tame, kireaji no surudoi aidea ga motomerareru tokoro da.

Vocabulary

minori ?? --- harvest
aki ? --- autumn
kisetsu ?? --- season
houchou ?? --- a kitchen knife
ureyuki ???? --- sales; demand
kyuuni ?? --- swiftly; rapidly
yutakana ??? --- rich; wealthy
shokuzai ?? --- ingredients
ichiba ?? --- a market
irodoru ?? --- to color; to decorate
shokuyou ?? --- appetite
masu ?? --- to increase
ryouri ?? --- cooking; cuisine
ude o furuu ????? --- show (demonstrate) one's skills
iyoku ?? --- will
takamaru ??? --- to heighten; to rise
yuumei ?? --- famous
shokunin ?? --- a workman; an artisan
wabouchou ??? --- a Japanese kitchen knife
zenkoku ?? --- the whole country
ijou ?? --- more than; over
shea ??? --- a share
shimeru ??? --- to occupy; to hold
kofun ?? --- an old burial mound; an ancient tomb
kizuku ?? --- to build, to construct
dougu ?? --- a tool
tsukuru ?? --- to make
kaji ?? --- forging; smithery
gijutsu ?? --- an art; a skill; a technique
dodai ?? --- a foundation
seizou ?? --- manufacture; production
sakan ?? --- popular
juuroku seiki ???? --- 16th century
porutogaru ????? --- Portugal
tabako ??? --- a cigarette; tobacco
tsutawaru ??? --- to be introduced
ha ? --- a leaf
kizamu ?? --- to cut (thing) into fine pieces
meisei ?? --- fame; renown
takameru ??? --- raise; heighten
nihon ?? --- Japan
hatten ?? --- development,growth
atooshi suru ????? --- to support
oopun suru ?????? --- to open
hamono ?? --- cutlery
myuujiamu ?????? --- museum
tenji ?? --- exhibition
teiban ?? --- standard articles
deba ?? --- a heavy kitchen knife with a pointed tip
sashimi ?? --- fresh slices of raw fish
nakiri ??? --- a kitchen knife for cutting vegetables
mochi ? --- rice cake
wagashi ??? --- Japanese sweets
suika ??? --- watermelon
kiru ?? --- to cut
senyou ?? --- exclusive use
aji ?? --- a horse mackerel
dojou ???? --- a loach
kuri ?? --- a chestnut
koori ? --- ice
kanna ??? --- a plane
youto ?? --- a use
oujiru ??? --- to answer; to apply
komayakana ???? --- warm; tender
kufuu ?? --- a device
youbouchou ??? --- a Western kitchen knife
kotonaru ??? --- to differ
kihon ?? --- a basis
yukkuri ???? --- slowly
suberu ?? --- to slide
kirikomu ???? --- to cut deep
saibou ?? --- a cell
oshitsubusu ????? --- to crush
aji ? --- taste
shokukan ?? --- texture
sokonau ??? --- to lose
kirikuchi ??? --- the cut end
azayaka ??? --- vivid; bright
mitame ??? --- loos
utsukushisa ??? --- beauty
taisetsu ?? --- important
enshutsu suru ???? --- to direct
washoku ?? --- Japanese food
buumu ??? --- a boom
hirogari ??? --- an expanse
sekai ?? --- the world
hipparidako ?????? --- be eagerly sought after; be very popular
saikin ?? --- recently
yushutsugaku ???? --- to export
nobiru ??? --- to get better
shuumatsu ?? --- a weekend
shinasadame ??? --- evaluation
kaimotomeru ????? --- to
gaikokujin ??? --- a foreigner
hikkirinashi ?????? --- continuously
otozureru ??? --- to visit
tezukuri ??? --- handmade
miserareru ????? --- to be fascinated
kibou suru ???? --- to hope
wakamono ?? --- a youth
fueru ??? --- to increase
kojin keiei ???? --- private management
ooi ?? --- many
yatou ?? --- to employ; to hire
sodateru ??? --- to raise
yoyuu ?? -- room
koukeisha ??? --- a successor
ikusei ?? --- upbringing; raising
kadai ?? --- a subject; a theme
hokoru ?? --- to be proud
kireaji ??? --- sharpness
surudoi ???? --- sharp
aidea ???? --- an idea
motomerareru ????? --- a passive form of the verb "motomeru (to seek)"