before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
(in) his way; peculiar to him
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
speculation; thinking; meditation
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
to apply pressure to; to press
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
economic blockade; embargo
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
Japanese person; Japanese people
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
strategic resources; strategic materials
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
offense; offence; method of attack
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to take over; to hand over
explanation; interpretation
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
studies; schoolwork; classwork
high achiever; student with good academic results
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt