vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
that; the matter in question
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
eagle (Accipitridae family)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
lower half of the body; nether parts
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
threat; intimidation; menace
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation