Aware
Aware adjective - Having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind.
Nearby Word: awareness
Puzzled
Both words in one sentence
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More subtly, although he's aware of what will happen if things go wrong, Death is puzzled by the red star's wider significance, indicating that it's a harbinger of birth rather than of anything in his purview.
Source: Discworld / The Light Fantastic -
Chick Magnet: Misugi (biggest one in-universe), Tsubasa (oblivious and even puzzled as to why girls like him that much), Schester (doesn't mind, but doesn't really bother), Wakashimazu (aware and slightly awkward about it), Pierre (very aware and pleased, interacts directly with his fangirls).
Source: Manga / Captain Tsubasa
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