softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
with these words; while saying
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
one after the other; successively
outsider; someone outside of a group
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
of course; certainly; naturally
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end