shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
reason; cause; circumstances
just like; the same as; no different than
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest)
being concerned about or mindful of
one who generally eats a lot
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
(giving) instruction; initiation
fee; charge; rate; material
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
with these words; while saying
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
Dongpo pork; Chinese pan-fried red-cooked pork squares
wet nurse; nursing mother
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
measurement error; calculation error
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
secret; private; surreptitious
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
talk; story; conversation
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance