Meanings
The appearance of a large number or quantity.
A lot.
Examples
・Whenever my father returned from a business trip, he always bought a lot of souvenirs.
父は出張から帰るといつもおみやげをどっさりと買ってきた。
・There is a lot of work left to be done.
片付けなければならない仕事がどっさり残っている。
Dogmatic Opinion
Large quantity.
Housed in a bag or a case or a large amount of stuff on top of it.
It is not used in liquid form. Need 3D-like volume (bulk).
Even if you buy 50 kinds of Tyrol Chocolates one by one, it is not “Dossari” because the volume is small.
・Mom bought “Dossari” Potato Chips at the supermarket.
（Not heavy, but OK; lots of candy bags.）
・The kaisendon of this restaurant is “Dossari” heaped with salmon roe.
When you look at a crowd, you don’t say, “There are “Dossari” people.
“Dossari” is not used for all living organisms.
If there was a war or plague and bodies were piling up, one might say,
“There were “Dossari” people.”
Proximate Expression
plenty
