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ぼやぼや (boyaboya)

absent-minded

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Meaning

ぼやぼや (boyaboya) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “absent-minded”.

Example sentences 4

ぼやぼやしていないで仕事しごとをしてください

Stop farting about and get on with some work.

ぼやぼやしているから財布をすられるんだ.

You had your wallet stolen because you were off your guard.

さあぼやぼやしないで仕事にかかる時間だよ.

It's time for you to wake up and attend to your business.

三人の兄弟とその妹は、寒々とした朝食の卓を囲んで坐り、何かしらぼやぼやと相談をつづけていた。

The three brothers and the sister sat round the desolate breakfast table, attempting some sort of desultory consultation.

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