However, such sakashi people were less hierarchized and organized than latter-day toji groups; indeed, their sake brewing duties were more horizontally and widely specialized rather than vertically specialized.
しかしながら、彼ら酒師たちは、後世の杜氏集団ほど階級化・組織化されておらず、むしろ酒造りの仕事は、上下に階級化されるよりも、水平に幅広く分業化されていた。