勢

Idiomatic expression; From the Book of Sui

having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; being unable to change one's course of action; (with the) momentum of (a man) riding a tiger

Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine

bluff; deceiving an enemy

political stance

the Grand Shrines of Ise

stroke (dash) of the pen; (force of) brushwork

economic climate

small military force; numerically inferior force

strength of a party

employment situation

(group of) foreigners

uniformity; balance (equilibrium) of power

Linguistics

stress; accent; emphasis

Martial arts

winning by judges' decision (in judo)

actual; real; true

superiority in number; numerical superiority

energization (electrical); bias

health of a tree; growth of a tree

Go (game); Shogi

inferior position

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

prefectural strengths (conditions, resources)

security situation

current state; present or actual strength

downward tendency; decay; decline