Vocab Info
A1 Suru verb, Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
ボヤボヤcarelessly, inattentively, absentmindedly, doing nothing, long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled), flaring up (e.g. fire), rising (e.g. steam)
Dictionary Definition
Suru verb, Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
1.
to be careless, to be inattentive, to be absentminded, to be slow
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordNa-adjective (keiyodoshi), Suru verb, Adverb
2.
long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
3.
flaring up (fire), rising (e.g. steam)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Archaic
All Forms
ぼやぼや、ボヤボヤ
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ボヤボヤしていたらひったくりにあった。
I was robbed while I was absentmindedly doing nothing. {carelessly, inattentively, absentmindedly, doing nothing, long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled), flaring up (e.g. fire), rising (e.g. steam)}
上司:「ボヤボヤしていないでさっさと仕事をしろ!」
Boss: "Stop dawdling and get to work!" {carelessly, inattentively, absentmindedly, doing nothing, long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled), flaring up (e.g. fire), rising (e.g. steam)}
先生:「ボヤボヤしていると授業に置いていかれちゃうよ!」
Teacher: "If you keep being absentminded, you'll be left behind in class!" {carelessly, inattentively, absentmindedly, doing nothing, long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled), flaring up (e.g. fire), rising (e.g. steam)}
道端でボヤボヤしていた。その結果、怪しい人に目をつけられた。
I was absentmindedly loitering on the roadside. As a result, I caught the attention of a suspicious person. {carelessly, inattentively, absentmindedly, doing nothing, long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled), flaring up (e.g. fire), rising (e.g. steam)}
起業家:「どんなに疲れていても、僕にはボヤボヤしている暇はないんだ!」
Entrepreneur: "No matter how tired I am, I don't have time to be carelessly doing nothing!" {carelessly, inattentively, absentmindedly, doing nothing, long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled), flaring up (e.g. fire), rising (e.g. steam)}
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