北極熊は、生きていくために体を適温に保ち、数日か数ヶ月もあくかもしれない食事の間持ちこたえられるだけの十分なエネルギーを蓄えねばならない。

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English Translation

To survive, the polar bear must keep its body at the right temperature and store enough energy to last between meals that could be a few days or a few months apart.

Furigana

北極熊(ほっきょくぐま)は、生(い)きていくために体(からだ)を適温(てきおん)に保(たも)ち、数(すう)日(にち)か数(すう)ヶ月(かげつ)もあくかもしれない食事(しょくじ)の間(ま)持(も)ちこたえられるだけの十分(じゅうぶん)なエネルギーを蓄(たくわ)えねばならない。

Romanji

Hokkyokuguma wa, ikiteiku tameni karada o tekion ni tamochi, sū nichi ka sū kagetsu mo aku kamo shirenai shokuji no ma mochikotaerareru dake no jūbunna enerugi- o takuwaenebanaranai.

Words

北極熊 (ほっきょくぐま、ホッキョクグマ)

polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

生きる (いきる)

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

体 (からだ、しんたい、しんだい、しんてい)

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; constitution; health; corpse; dead body

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

適温 (てきおん)

suitable or moderate temperature

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

保つ (たもつ)

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable

日 (にち)

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

カ月 (かげつ)

(number of) months

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

灰汁 (あく)

lye; harsh taste; astringency; scum (formed when cooking some foods); (excessive) strength of will

かも (かも)

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

知れる (しれる)

to become known; to come to light; to be discovered; to be known; to be understood; to obviously not amount to much; to seem trivial; to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying; to be very intense (worry, hope, etc.); to be extremely severe

食事 (しょくじ)

meal; to eat

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

持ち堪える (もちこたえる)

to hold out (e.g. against pressure); to withstand; to endure

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

十分 (じゅうぶん)

plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate; division into ten; perfectly; thoroughly; fully; in full

エネルギー (エネルギー)

energy; strength; power; stamina; get-up-and-go; food energy; calories

蓄える (たくわえる)

to store; to lay in stock; to have a beard; to grow a beard