Keyword
vigor
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig1633
Readings
せい
(34%)
ぜい
(19%)
Composed of
earth
legs
earth
circle
power
Used in vocabulary (220 in total)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
posture; stance
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
to straighten oneself
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)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
all members; whole army
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
one's troops
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
array; muster; line-up; full force
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
alert status; emergency alert
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
power; influence
to gather strength; to take heart
fortune; luck
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)
tendency; trend
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
castration; enervation
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
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)
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
(keeping a) low profile
power map; power structure; power relationships
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
(being on the) defensive
force of a fire; force of flames
world situation; world affairs
sphere of influence
topography
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
a small force
party; company
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
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
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)
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
under the influence of
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
within the sphere of influence (of)
force; power; influence
to gather strength; to take heart
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)
beater (on a hunt)
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
force of water (current, stream, jet, etc.)
state of an illness; condition of a patient
confrontational attitude (stance, posture)
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
numerical inferiority; being outnumbered
signs of defeat; adverse situation
decline; one's declining fortunes; decay
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
(favorable) odds
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
latent energy; potential
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
stroke (dash) of the pen; (force of) brushwork
bluff; deceiving an enemy
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
(group of) foreigners
power relations; balance of power (between)
Mahasthamaprapta (bodhisattva)
small military force; numerically inferior force
strength of a party
grand; luxurious; great; large; (arch.) very; (arch.) greatly
stress; accent; emphasis
uniformity; balance (equilibrium) of power
winning by judges' decision (in judo)
actual; real; true
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)
attack as a form of defense; attacking (active) defense
tendency; trend
downward tendency; decay; decline
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
current state; present or actual strength
beggars at the Ise Grand Shrine; (arch.) successful but stingy merchants from Ise
the respective (relative) strength of political parties; distribution of the number of parliamentary seats held by each of the political parties
power and popularity
great and powerful person
high profile; aggressive attitude
situation (turn of events) being favorable (advantageous)
increasing trend
heterosis; hybrid vigor; hybrid vigour
city conditions; municipal census
inferiority; weakness
negotiating posture; attitude to negotiations; negotiating behaviour
decline; one's declining fortunes; decay
sense of the trend of the times; sensitivity to the changing times
(the two sides) being evenly-matched in influence or power
propaganda campaign (offensive); advertising (promotional) offensive
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
the Grand Shrines of Ise
fraternal religious group formed by Ise Shrine worshippers
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
to wield power; to exercise authority
effective strength; current strength
force of a literary style
upward trend
Tet Offensive (North Vietnamese offensive launched in January 1968)
few; numerical inferiority
array; muster; line-up; full force
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
great strength; courageous army; valiant troops
restoring the declining fortunes; recovering from the discouraging situation; reversing the downward trend
energization (electrical); bias
attendants; retinue
trend; tendency
influential family; the man in power
influential family; the man in power
inferiority complex
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)
Examples (93 in total)
Do you have a large family?
There are plenty of guests in the room.
There are many women here.