- sure; certain; positive; definite
- reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact
- If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
adverb (fukushi)
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- sure; certain; positive; definite
- reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact
- If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly
This usage expresses a state of certainty or assurance about something. It is often employed when someone is confident in their belief or opinion.
This meaning highlights the reliability or correctness of an object, information, or person. It can be used to refer to something that can be trusted.
This expression is used when someone is expressing a thought that they are unsure about, indicating that they are trying to recall information accurately.
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The sensitivity certainly drops if I use a condom, so if possible I'd like to do it bareback.
"Certainly if someone is _that_ beautiful you'd draw back from approaching her." "Thought you'd agree."
Of course. Now that you say that, certainly Ms Tanaka wasn't shot even once in the mock battles.
"Let's see, you're ... er, um ... M-" "You're wrong from the first letter!!"
Yes. I'm pretty sure there are complimentary tickets that haven't been used somewhere.
The first 'that time of the month' I seem to remember worrying that I was ill, without telling anybody, for two days.
I had a nagging feeling that the atmosphere resembled somebody and, now that you mention it, yes, you're right. Certainly ZZ TOP had this kind of feel.
"You're right, certainly you don't seem to have been into it today." "Eh! You can tell that sort of thing?"
Little as we know about her origins, we can at least be sure that she is a pilot of Evangelion.