- 物思い
- ものおもい【物思い】*thought〖U〗考えること, 思考; 思案; 〖U〗〖C〗熟考, 考慮
sink down in thought 物思いに沈む
be lost [deep, engrossed] in thoughts ひとり物思いにふける.
▲be deep in meditation 深く物思いに沈んでいる.
¶ → 物思いにふける¶ → 物思いにふけった* * *ものおもい【物思い】〔考え事〕 meditation; pensiveness; (a) reverie; 〔心配〕 anxiety.●物思いにふける[沈む] be lost [sunk] in deep thought [a reverie]; be (lost) in deep thought; be deeply immersed in thought; be in a pensive mood
・彼女は時折ふと物思いに沈むことがあった. She occasionally fell into a fit of musing.
●物思いの種 a cause of anxiety; a weight on one's mind.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.