ぼんやり
Meanings
Adverb
Verb (する)
Onomatopoeic
1. dimly; faintly; indistinctly; vaguely
Perhaps I still have a slight fever, for my vision is blurry.
2. absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly; in a spaced out manner
He said so, still in a daze.
3. idly; aimlessly
I take a packed lunch along and just idle the time away.
Noun
4. absentmindedness
5. absentminded person; fool; dunce
Pitch accent
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Examples (28 in total)
My vision becomes blurry.
I answer while remaining absentminded.
She has an absent look on her face.
Before long, my mind starts to feel hazy.
I gaze absently at the pile of ingredients.
I take a packed lunch along and just idle the time away.
She is an absent-minded and unreliable person.
Doesn't space sickness make your head feel foggy?
I vaguely thought it was probably noon.
I idly killed time on a park bench.
I saw a vague shadow before my eyes.
We stand side by side, gazing absently at the town.
Even at night, the sky is faintly bright.
White light dimly illuminates the surroundings.
A single point of light is visible, faintly in the distance.
My hazy mind becomes clear.
Janet was staring at the scene absentmindedly.
Even smart people are sometimes absent-minded.
I turn on the large television and gaze at it absently.
Still lying on my back, I thought absently.
I looked up at the sky and let my thoughts wander aimlessly.
Every day, I did nothing and just wandered around town aimlessly.
I relaxed my body and gazed absently at the distant sky.
Perhaps I still have a slight fever, for my vision is blurry.
Eventually, as the light grows stronger, my head begins to feel hazy.
In the dark room, her gentle smile is faintly visible.
I was still gazing blankly at the back of a business card that had nothing written on it.
In a landscape where the sand forms swirls, I spot a shadow faintly emerging.