形勢|けいせいkeisei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncondition; situation; prospects
   形勢けいせいは逆転ぎゃくてんした。↗

   Now the shoe is on the other foot.

• Synonym情勢じょうせいWrittenWritten word for the overall state of affairs, as in 「国際情勢」「政治情勢」; 「形勢」 stresses how things are trending, often the balance between two sides.
• Synonym状況じょうきょうNeutralNeutral, all-purpose word for the situation at hand, as in 「現在の状況」; not limited to winning and losing.
• Synonym事態じたいWrittenWritten word that mostly refers to a bad turn of events, as in 「緊急事態」.
• Synonym景況けいきょうWrittenWritten word for business conditions, as in 「景況感」; mostly found in economic reporting.
• Synonym時局じきょくWrittenWritten word for the course of national and social affairs, as in 「時局を論じる」.
• Related状態じょうたいNeutralNeutral word for the state something is in at a given moment, as in 「健康状態」; carries no sense of where things are heading.
• Related様子ようすCasualColloquial word for how something or someone looks, as in 「様子を見る」; centres on outward observation.
• RelatedシチュエーションCasualColloquial loanword for a scene or set-up, as in 「シチュエーションコメディ」.
• Related具合ぐあいCasualColloquial word for the condition of everyday things and one's health, as in 「具合が悪い」.
• Related境遇きょうぐうWrittenWritten word for the circumstances a person lives in, as in 「恵まれない境遇」; centres on one's lot in life.

Use 「形勢」 for how a situation is developing and its prospects, especially the balance of play in a game or battle, as in 「形勢逆転」「形勢不利」. For the big social picture say 「情勢」; for situations in general 「状況」; for a bad turn of events 「事態」; for health 「具合」.

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1. 変化へんかする物事ものごとのその時々ときどきの様子ようす。