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A4 Noun

(まよ)hesitation, bewilderment, doubt, indecision, inability to reach enlightenment

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        hesitation, bewilderment, perplexity, doubt, indecision

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      2. 2.

        illusion, delusion

      3. 3.

        inability to reach enlightenment

        Buddhism

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    迷い 【まよい】紕い 【まよい】

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      行動(こうどう)(まよ)いが()て、()()まった。

      I stopped because hesitation appeared in my actions.

        成仏(じょうぶつ)(さまた)げとなる死者(ししゃ)執念(しゅうねん)(まよ)いである。

        The attachment of the dead that hinders their peaceful passing is the inability to reach enlightenment.

        一時(いちじ)(まよ)いで浮気(うわき)をしたことを後悔(こうかい)してもしきれません。

        I can't fully express my regret for having an affair in a moment of doubt.

        (こころ)煩悩(ぼんのう)(みだ)され、(さと)りきれないことを(まよ)いと()うと()きました。

        I heard that when the mind is disturbed by worldly desires and cannot achieve enlightenment, it is called the inability to reach enlightenment.

        さっきは()(まよ)いで(ひど)いことを()ってしまったが、それは本心(ほんしん)ではない。

        Earlier, I said something terrible in a bewildered mood, but those weren't my true feelings.

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