淀 - pool, eddy

to stagnate

Choenomeles lagenaria; yodoboke flowering quince

stagnation; deposit; sediment; backwater

fluently; without hesitation; without faltering

fluent; smooth; flowing

there is no point in hurrying; hurry no man's cattle; slow oxen (leaving Kyoto) end up in Yodo (just south of Kyoto), fast oxen also end up in Yodo

there is no point in hurrying; hurry no man's cattle; fast oxen (leaving Kyoto) end up in Yodo (just south of Kyoto), slow oxen also end up in Yodo