勢

influence

state of things

posture

force

crowd of people

attitude

offensive (movement)

actual

superiority

all members

(national) census

fervour

strength of a party

posture

condition

state of a country (population, resources, etc.)

power

inferiority (e.g. numerical)

(being on the) defensive

prefectural strengths (conditions, resources)

group (of people, players, companies, etc.)

assembling (in full force)

assistance

topography

power

surplus power

(keeping a) low profile

a third force

(trend of) the times

party

few

Japanese contingent

city conditions

one's troops

castration

beater (on a hunt)

a small force

full force

force of water (current, stream, jet, etc.)

force of a literary style

under the influence of

to gain strength

vigorously

hardcore crowd

(group of) foreigners

man of influence

military forces

current state

influential family

stress

(and) many others

castration complex

attendants

(favorable) odds

the respective (relative) strength of political parties

trend

encouragement

power map

forces of opposition

fortune

increasing trend

castration anxiety

state of an illness

social conditions

emphasis (e.g. placed on a word)

Tales of Ise (Heian period collection of poems) (abbr)

Tet Offensive (North Vietnamese offensive launched in January 1968)

municipal census

force of a fire

telemark position (in a ski jump landing)

effective strength

energization (electrical)

expansion of one's sphere of influence

to straighten oneself

situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)

world situation

readiness to cooperate

natural tendency

bearish market

influential family

power relations

high profile

Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures)

signs of defeat

inferior position

anti-government forces

security situation

decline

power and popularity

confrontational attitude (stance, posture)

political stance

uniformity

military offensive

peace offensive

market price

Ise pilgrimage

chemical castration

surgical castration

to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.)

to do with enthusiasm

situation (turn of events) being favorable (advantageous)

international situation

(election) survey

being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)

being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)

criminal groups and individuals

to wield power

to diminish (dampen) the spirit

winning by judges' decision (in judo)

fortune-telling

conformism

the best men are from Kyoto; the best women from Ise

armed group

within the sphere of influence (of)

superiority in number

economic climate

counteroffensive

great and powerful person

Ise pilgrimage

sense of the trend of the times

Kisei Main Line (Wakayama-Mie railway)

(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick)

Tales of Ise (Heian period collection of poems)

negotiating posture

Ise Grand Shrine

the Grand Shrines of Ise

Ise Shinto (school of Shinto established the Watarai family priests of Ise Jingu's Outer Shrine)

adversary

Tokugawa forces

labor offensive

Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)

outbreeding depression

Ise Chemicals Corporation

fraternal religious group formed by Ise Shrine worshippers

chemical castration

spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)

propaganda campaign (offensive)

inferiority

inbreeding depression

star tracker

latent energy

employment situation

forces of reaction

ox

force

with energy

vigorous

high-spirited

attack preparedness

security measures