(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
synchronization; synchronized swimming
burlesque; low comedy; farce
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
state secrets; secrets of the state
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
aggressor; assailant; invader
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
upper half of the body; upper body
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
coming out (disclosing one's sexual orientation or gender identity); revealing (e.g. something embarrassing); disclosure; announcement
finger flick to the forehead
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
mental anguish; mental distress
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
depression; low spirits; dejection
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
par; equivalence; face value; parity
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees