force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
military forces; hosts; troops
assistance; backing; reinforcements
offensive (movement); aggression
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
condition; situation; prospects
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
energy; military strength
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
array; muster; line-up; full force
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
alert status; emergency alert
to gather strength; to take heart
great numbers; numerical superiority
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
array; muster; line-up; full force
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
power map; power structure; power relationships
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
force of a fire; force of flames
world situation; world affairs
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
enemy's strength or fighting power
armed group; armed insurgents
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
hardcore crowd; people who take their hobby or interest very seriously
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)
within the sphere of influence (of)
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
to gather strength; to take heart
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
force of water (current, stream, jet, etc.)
state of an illness; condition of a patient
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
confrontational attitude (stance, posture)
numerical inferiority; being outnumbered
decline; one's declining fortunes; decay
signs of defeat; adverse situation
criminal groups and individuals; groups and individuals who seek economic profit through violence, force and fraudulent means; violent criminals, extortionists and racketeers; organized crime; (lit.) anti-social forces
state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country
strength needed to pull back a bow
natural tendency; natural course of events; force of circumstances
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
surgical castration; castration surgery; neutering; orchiectomy; orchidectomy
having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; being unable to change one's course of action; (lit.) (with the) momentum of (a man) riding a tiger
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine
bluff; deceiving an enemy
stroke (dash) of the pen; (force of) brushwork
power relations; balance of power (between)
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
Mahasthamaprapta (bodhisattva)
small military force; numerically inferior force
grand; luxurious; great; large; (arch.) very; (arch.) greatly
uniformity; balance (equilibrium) of power
winning by judges' decision (in judo)
superiority in number; numerical superiority
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
Ise Shinto (school of Shinto established the Watarai family priests of Ise Jingu's Outer Shrine)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
prefectural strengths (conditions, resources)
current state; present or actual strength
downward tendency; decay; decline
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
the respective (relative) strength of political parties; distribution of the number of parliamentary seats held by each of the political parties
beggars at the Ise Grand Shrine; (arch.) successful but stingy merchants from Ise
attack as a form of defense; attacking (active) defense
great and powerful person
high profile; aggressive attitude
situation (turn of events) being favorable (advantageous)
negotiating posture; attitude to negotiations; negotiating behaviour
city conditions; municipal census
heterosis; hybrid vigor; hybrid vigour
fraternal religious group formed by Ise Shrine worshippers
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
sense of the trend of the times; sensitivity to the changing times
(the two sides) being evenly-matched in influence or power
decline; one's declining fortunes; decay
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
propaganda campaign (offensive); advertising (promotional) offensive
Tet Offensive (North Vietnamese offensive launched in January 1968)
to wield power; to exercise authority
array; muster; line-up; full force
effective strength; current strength
force of a literary style
few; numerical inferiority
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
restoring the declining fortunes; recovering from the discouraging situation; reversing the downward trend
energization (electrical); bias
great strength; courageous army; valiant troops
influential family; the man in power
influential family; the man in power
labor offensive; labour offensive
struggle for supremacy between evenly-matched forces (parties)
conformism; following the crowd; swimming with the tide; me-tooism
Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)
Iris ensata; Ise Japanese iris
bearish market; declining market
one's prosperity being on the rise; one's fortune reaching its culmination
one's prosperity being on the rise; one's fortune reaching its culmination
to compete; to contend; to vie
telemark position (in a ski jump landing)
the best men are from Kyoto; the best women from Ise
merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites); (lit.) robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); Indo-Pacific tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides)