► 副詞
うっすら [(3)うっすら] meaning: vague rank: 3
☆ うっすらとしか憶えていない ⇨ I only remember vaguely
► 成句
御茶 [おちゃ] [御茶を濁す] meaning: vague rank: 3
☆ 私が真相を追求すると彼はお茶を濁した ⇨ When I pressed for the truth, he tried to wriggle out of the conversation (☛ お of お茶 will never be omitted in this usage)
口 [(2)くち] [口を濁す] meaning: vague rank: 3
☆ 私が問い詰めると彼は口を濁した ⇨ I grilled him and he refused to answer clearly
► 名詞
朧 [おぼろ] meaning: vague rank: 4
☆ 私はそれはおぼろにしか覚えていない ⇨ I only remember it very vaguely
歯切れ [はぎれ] [歯切れが悪い] meaning: vague rank: 4
☆ 彼からは歯切れの悪い返答しかなかった ⇨ His only responses were vague, non-committal (☛ Literally means “cut with teeth”)
► 形容動詞
曖昧 [あいまい] meaning: vague rank: 2
☆ 彼は曖昧な返事をした ⇨ He made an ambiguous response
意味深 [いみしん] [coll] [peer] meaning: vague rank: 3
☆ 彼女は意味深に笑った ⇨ She laughed ambiguously, insinuatingly
☆ 彼は妙に意味深な言い方をした ⇨ He made a curiously ambiguous, insinuating, subtle, comment (☛ Intentionally vague to make someone wonder)
どっち付かず [(4)どっちつかず] [coll] meaning: vague rank: 3
☆ 彼女はどっちつかずの返答をした ⇨ She gave an ambiguous answer
漠然 [ばくぜん] meaning: vague rank: 3
☆ 彼の要求は漠然とし過ぎていてる ⇨ His demand is too vague
朧気 [おぼろげ] meaning: vague rank: 4
☆ おぼろ気な影が見えただけだった ⇨ I just saw a vague shadow
☆ 私はそれはおぼろ気にしか覚えていない ⇨ I only remember it very vaguely