Lightly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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It's a lightly comic touch that provides a hint of the dreamlike atmosphere that will follow.
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According to Hisao's narration (the player doesn't get to see it), the born-without-arms Rin used her foot to touch his chest... but when she lightly touched the scar on his chest, he covered it with his hands almost by reflex and didn't let her touch it directly.
Source: Scar Survey -
Destination Defenestration: Taken Up to Eleven in the opening, as every single window the main characters touch during the fight scene shatters, even one that Ram lightly puts his foot on once Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting: In India!
Source: Bollywood / Main Hoon Na
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