His explanation was vague, and I couldn't really understand what he wanted to say.
その規則の曖昧な点について質問した。
I asked about the ambiguous points in the rule.
Used for people, businesses, or situations that seem untrustworthy or of questionable character. Often appears in set phrases like 曖昧宿 (a disreputable inn).
See also: 曖昧宿
あの店はなんだか曖昧な感じがする。
That shop gives off a somewhat shady vibe.
彼は曖昧な商売で生計を立てているらしい。
He seems to make a living through dubious business.
Technical use in mathematics and computing for fuzzy logic, fuzzy sets, or imprecise data. Not used in everyday conversation for this meaning.
曖昧なデータを扱うためのアルゴリズムを開発した。
We developed an algorithm to handle fuzzy data.
He left his answer to the question vague.
She took an evasive stance on the issue.
Not knowing how to respond, he just smiled vaguely.
He always gives only vague replies.
曖昧 means vague or ambiguous in general, while 生ぬるい specifically criticizes an attitude or response for lacking conviction or firmness.
曖昧 focuses on ambiguity or lack of clarity in meaning or expression, while 有耶無耶 emphasizes a situation being deliberately left unsettled or swept under the rug.
曖昧 describes something vague or unclear in meaning, whereas 紛らわしい describes something that closely resembles or is easily confused with something else.
曖昧 describes something vague or ambiguous in meaning or expression, whereas 不確実 focuses on lack of certainty or reliability in facts, plans, or outcomes.
曖昧 means vague or unclear in meaning, whereas 微妙 means finely nuanced or hard to judge but not necessarily unclear in wording.
曖昧 means ambiguous or unclear in meaning, whereas 散漫 describes scattered attention or unfocused content rather than unclear meaning.
曖昧 means vague or ambiguous in meaning or intent, whereas 不透明 focuses on the difficulty of seeing or predicting an outcome.
あいまい describes general ambiguity, often of statements or boundaries, whereas 雲をつかむよう specifically conveys the sensation of something being elusive like trying to catch a cloud.
曖昧 describes abstract ambiguity in meaning or intent, whereas 朦朧 describes sensory or mental haziness like blurred vision or a foggy mind.
曖昧 stresses vagueness or ambiguity in meaning or intention, while 不明 focuses on facts or information simply not being known.
曖昧 means vague or ambiguous (lacking clear definition), whereas 分かりにくい means hard to understand even if the content itself is not ambiguous.
正確 means precise and clear-cut, whereas 曖昧 means vague or ambiguous.
曖昧 means vague or unclear, the opposite of the precise, exact-spot sense of ピンポイント.
曖昧 means vague or ambiguous, the direct opposite of 歴然, which describes something unmistakably clear.
曖昧 means vague or ambiguous, the opposite of はっきり's sense of being clear and definite.
曖昧 describes something vague or ambiguous, the opposite of 明瞭, which describes something clear and distinct.
曖昧 describes something vague or ambiguous, the opposite of 鮮明's sharp, clearly-defined vividness.
曖昧 describes something vague or ambiguous, the opposite of 明快, which describes something clear and unequivocal.
曖昧 describes something vague or ambiguous, the opposite state to what 定か (definite, certain) describes when negated.
曖昧 describes speech or meaning that is vague and unclear, the opposite of the crisp directness of 端的.
曖昧 describes something vague or ambiguous, the opposite of 的確's precise, clearly-on-target quality.
曖昧 means vague or ambiguous, the direct opposite of 厳密, which means precisely and rigorously defined.
曖昧 describes something vague or ambiguous, contrasting with 明らか, which describes something plainly evident.
obscure; vague; ambiguous
brothel disguised as a tea house
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