reproductive capability; fertility; fecundity; biotic potential
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to appreciate; to be thankful
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
as; because; with; due to
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
direct proportion; direct ratio
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
exquisite beauty or charms
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
something that smells of fish or blood; meat and fish; degenerate monk; corrupt priest
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
Kanagaki Robun (1829-1894)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
beginning (of a century, etc.)