縁

blood relation; blood relative

Buddhism

favorable condition (for entering the priesthood)

dying in order (from oldest to youngest)

proscenium stage

regular adoption (official adoption with the consent of both parties and without dissolving the relationship with the biological parents)

levirate marriage; sororate marriage; marriage to deceased sibling's spouse

Idiomatic expression; From Mencius

to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree

courtship

horn-rimmed glasses; horn-rimmed spectacles

tomb of someone with no relatives to mourn their death

climbing stem

Astronomy

trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO

cavity margin (e.g. tooth, body)

related genera; associated species

insulation resistance

insulated wire

kin selection

Computing

isolated amplifier

copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark

copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus, only member of Carcharhinus found mostly at temperate latitudes); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark

society in which individuals are isolated and have weak personal links between each other

Chemistry

analog; analogue

insulation resistance tester

insulator film; insulator tape; electrical film

insulating material