continuative of 持つ

Alternative spelling of 赤 (“communist”)

a sea, an ocean / a lake / (figuratively) an object covering over a large area, as in 血の海 (chi no umi, “pool of blood”) or 火の海 (hi no umi, “sea of fire”)

魚: fish

赤足黒朱鷺: Australian white ibis

Australian white ibis

Doederleinia berycoides (fish)

inside

中々: very, quite, considerably, rather, by no means (with negative verb)

very, quite, considerably, rather / by no means (with negative verb)