ぼんやり
Meanings
- dimly, faintly, indistinctly, vaguely
- absentmindedly, vacantly, carelessly
- idly, aimlessly
- absence of mind, fool, blockhead, dunce
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She was staring vacantly out the window.
I was spacing out for a while after waking up in the morning.
The mountain was faintly visible through the fog.
Because I was tired, the content of the conversation only vaguely registered in my mind.
Even though the deadline was approaching, he was idly gazing at the sky.
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