force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
posture; position; stance
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
offensive (movement); aggression
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
assistance; backing; reinforcements
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
condition; situation; prospects
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)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
alert status; emergency alert
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
armed group; armed insurgents
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
Japanese contingent; Japanese players; Japanese competitors; Japanese companies; Team Japan
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
great numbers; numerical superiority
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
power map; power structure; power relationships
attitude control; postural control
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
security posture; security readiness; security preparedness
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
world situation; world affairs
confrontational attitude (stance, posture)
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
force of a fire; force of flames
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
(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
topography; geographical features
enemy's strength; enemy's fighting power; enemy army; enemy forces
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
hardcore crowd; people who take their hobby or interest very seriously
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
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
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
within the sphere of influence (of)
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
winning by judges' decision (in judo)
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
Tales of Ise (Heian period collection of poems)
Ise merchant; shop name of an Ise merchant; (arch.) miser; (arch.) stingy person; (arch.) skinflint
prefectural strengths (conditions, resources)
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
force of water (current, stream, jet, etc.)
state of an illness; condition of a patient
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
signs of defeat; adverse situation
casual players; casual crowd; people in it for fun
state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country
decline; one's declining fortunes; decay
(group of) foreigners; foreign contingent; foreign participants; foreign competitors; foreign players; foreign teams
numerical inferiority; being outnumbered
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
strength needed to pull back a bow
negotiating posture; attitude to negotiations; negotiating behaviour
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
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
natural tendency; natural course of events; force of circumstances
Mahasthamaprapta (bodhisattva)
surgical castration; castration surgery; neutering; orchiectomy; orchidectomy
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine
reaction control system (of a spacecraft); RCS; attitude control system; postural control system
bluff; deceiving an enemy
power relations; balance of power (between)
stroke (dash) of the pen; (force of) brushwork
Ise udon; udon variety with very soft and thick noodles, specialty of Mie Prefecture
grand; luxurious; great; large; (arch.) very; (arch.) greatly
Mahasthamaprapta (bodhisattva)
small military force; numerically inferior force
health of a tree; growth of a tree
uniformity; balance (equilibrium) of power
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
superiority in number; numerical superiority
attack as a form of defense; attacking (active) defense
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
Ise Shinto (school of Shinto established the Watarai family priests of Ise Jingu's Outer Shrine)
downward tendency; decay; decline
telemark position (in a ski jump landing)
current state; present or actual strength
Kisei Main Line (Wakayama-Mie railway)
situation (turn of events) being favorable (advantageous)
the respective (relative) strength of political parties; distribution of the number of parliamentary seats held by each of the political parties
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
beggars at the Ise Grand Shrine; (arch.) successful but stingy merchants from Ise
high profile; aggressive attitude
great and powerful person
city conditions; municipal census
Isetan (department store)
effective strength; current strength
heterosis; hybrid vigor; hybrid vigour
propaganda campaign (offensive); advertising (promotional) offensive
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
decline; one's declining fortunes; decay
(two sides) being evenly matched in influence or power
sense of the trend of the times; sensitivity to the changing times
fraternal religious group formed by Ise Shrine worshippers
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
to wield power; to exercise authority
Tet Offensive (North Vietnamese offensive launched in January 1968)
influential family; the man in power
force of a literary style
few; numerical inferiority
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
Ise udon; udon variety with very soft and thick noodles, specialty of Mie Prefecture
Ise udon; udon variety with very soft and thick noodles, specialty of Mie Prefecture
energization (electrical); bias
influential family; the man in power
labor offensive; labour offensive
conformism; following the crowd; swimming with the tide; me-tooism
restoring the declining fortunes; recovering from the discouraging situation; reversing the downward trend
Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)
Iris ensata; Ise Japanese iris
great strength; courageous army; valiant troops
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
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
abnormal posture; abnormal posturing
state of things; situation; condition; state of play on the board
Ise Chemicals Corporation
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); Indo-Pacific tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides)