プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
じきょく【時局】
the situation; the (current) state of affairs
時局の推移
changes in the situation
時局がら
in view of the current state of affairs
時局を悪化させる［収拾する］
aggravate [save] the situation
時局重大の折から団結が絶対必要だ
「In this emergency [At this critical juncture], it is vital that we unite.