Certain
Certain adjective - Known but not named.
Hazy
Hazy adjective - Not seen or understood clearly.
Usage example: the meaning of “you should” here is hazy—does it mean “you are strongly urged” or “you are commanded”?
Both words in one sentence
- There's the rather hazy concept of the Shinigami/Death God, which isn't mentioned often except as part of a certain suicidal jutsu that ends with your and your enemy's souls becoming trapped inside its belly for eternity.
Source: Offscreen Afterlife -
It may be justified as most people are more familiar with the Greek versions, since anyone would hardly connect with "Anupev" or "Ausir" for example, not to mention the Egyptian spellings being hazy and mere educated guesses, in contrast to the already-certain Greek translation.
Source: Literature / The Kane Chronicles - The lines can often be very blurry (especially when mental illness, drugs, or alcohol are involved), but relationships where both parties really are terrible to one another will, over time, manifest certain traits that distinguish them from one-sided abusive relationships with hazy dynamics.
Source: Useful Notes / Abuse
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