Meanings

strength needed to pull back a bow

posture

to wield power

(group of) foreigners

uniformity

to diminish (dampen) the spirit

ox

natural tendency

to straighten oneself

(favorable) odds

Tokugawa forces

international situation

market price

world situation

forward-bent posture

military offensive

economic climate

employment situation

war preparation

(two sides) being evenly matched in influence or power