瀬

the year end; end of the year; last days of the year

swift current; rapids

Usu. as 〜がない

one's position; one's face; one's honour; one's reputation

rapids; shallows of a river

chance; opportunity; lucky break

Japanese wobbegong (Orectolobus japonicus); Japanese carpet shark; fringe shark

Proverb

nothing ventured, nothing gained

flatboat

Proverb

some things can be learned from the young; a fool may give a wise man counsel; to be led across the shallows by the child on one's shoulders

sea current

Proverb

deep rivers move in silence; shallow brooks are noisy; those who know little talk much

lesser Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura watasei); Watase's shrew

Geology

nakaseite

Japonolirion osense (species of flowering plant)

Legend

Itsuse no Mikoto; older brother of Emperor Jimmu who accompanied him on his eastern expedition but died in Kinokuni before reaching Yamato

sailing trawlnet

Biology

Watase line (biogeographic boundary between the Palearctic and Oriental realms)

Proverb

life has its ups and downs; he who falls today may rise tomorrow

tasselled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)

Historical term

Shimose powder (explosive composed chiefly of picric acid); Shimose

many torrents; many rapids