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Million-yard stare

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Confanity

Look on my Works, ye Mighty 空空漠漠kuu.kuu.baku.baku Literally: sky / empty – sky / empty – desert / wide – desert / wide Alternately: Vast; indefinitely wide – and empty. Alternately, vague; hazy; ill-defined. When applied to a person, it … Continue reading →

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Ooh, yeah; uh, no?

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Confanity

有耶無耶u.ya.mu.ya Literally: exist – [interrogative particle] – not – [interrogative particle] Alternately: Vague; unclear; noncommittal; unsettled; indefinite; obscure. It’s not clear whether something is, or is not there, or in a certain state, etc. Notes: 曖昧模糊 and 五里霧中 are both considered … Continue reading →

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In the dark, twice over

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Confanity

This yojijukugo is antonymical to last week’s 一目瞭然. 曖昧模糊 ai.mai.mo.ko Literally: dark – dark – imitate – glue Alternately: Ambiguous. Vague. The meaning or content of something is unclear. An emphatic version of 曖昧 (aimai). Media: All the top results … Continue reading →

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