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A5 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

彷徨(さまよ)to loiter, to putter, to prowl, to wander about, to roam about, to knock around

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    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

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      to loiter, to putter, to prowl, to wander about, to roam about, to knock around

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    彷徨う 【さまよう】さ迷う 【さまよう】

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      将来(しょうらい)について(なや)み、(こころ)彷徨(ほうこう)っている。

      Worried about the future, my heart is wandering.

        (みち)(まよ)った子供(こども)市場(しじょう)一人(ひとり)彷徨(ほうこう)っています。

        A child who got lost is wandering alone in the market.

          終電(しゅうでん)()し、(えき)周辺(しゅうへん)彷徨(ほうこう)いながらタクシーを(さが)した。

          After missing the last train, I wandered around the station looking for a taxi.

            (ぼく)(こた)えを(もと)めて、自分(じぶん)(こころ)(ちゅう)をかれこれ1時間(じかん)彷徨(ほうこう)っている。

            I have been wandering inside my mind for an answer for about an hour.

              (ふか)(きり)(ちゅう)(みち)(まよ)った(とき)(わたし)たちは(すう)時間(じかん)(もり)彷徨(ほうこう)っていました。

              When we got lost in the deep fog, we wandered the forest for hours.

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