Real
Real adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.
Sure thing and real are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sure thing" instead an adjective "Real".
Sure thing
Sure thing noun - One that is certain to succeed.
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Real and sure thing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Real" instead an adjective phrase "Sure thing".
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The practice of giving omamori, like the one that Atago gives to Fubuki for good luck, was common back during the War, though in the real world, it was done by women for their menfolk, whose chances of survival were never a sure thing.
Source: Anime / Kantai Collection - To underline the fantasy object status of The Sure Thing, she's never once referred to by her real name (even in the credits her character's called "The Sure Thing").
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