shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
rapids; shallows of a river
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
having lost face; in a bind
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
predicament; one's ground; one's position
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
chance; opportunity; lucky break
Japanese wobbegong (Orectolobus japonicus, species of carpet shark); Japanese carpet shark; fringe shark
sounding out; measuring the depths (of a river)
nothing ventured, nothing gained
ceramic ware from Seto (Aichi Prefecture)
ship-to-ship cargo transfer; off-shore delivery (into smaller boats)
some things can be learned from the young; a fool may give a wise man counsel; (lit.) to be led across the shallows by the child on one's shoulders
climate of the Setouchi Region
small boat used for unloading goods from a large boat anchored nearby
drying up (of the surface of a riverbed)
life has its ups and downs; he who falls today may rise tomorrow
deep rivers move in silence; shallow brooks are noisy; those who know little talk much
Corbicula sandai (species of basket clam)
tasselled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)
lesser Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura watasei); Watase's shrew
Japanese foxtail (Alopecurus japonicus)
many torrents; many rapids