Vocab Info

A4 Noun

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

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    1. Noun

      1.

      hesitation, bewilderment, perplexity, doubt, indecision

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    2. Noun

      2.

      illusion, delusion

    3. Noun

      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。

        Obsession of the deceased that hinders enlightenment is bewilderment.

          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 out of a moment of indecision.

            (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 bewilderment.

              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 out of a momentary lapse, but that wasn't my true intention.

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