かんがえごと

[考え事] ¶～をしていただけなんですが…

It's just (that) I was thinking ... 《◆ I was just thinking ... の強調構文》

¶～をしている様子で

in a thoughtful mood

¶→考え事をしている

考え事
(deep) thinking

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かんがえごと【考え事】

¶～をしていただけなんですが…

It's just (that) I was thinking... 《◆ I was just thinking... の強調構文》

¶～をしている様子で

in a thoughtful mood

¶ → 考え事をしている

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かんがえごと【考え事】

〔考える事〕 something to think about; something on one's mind; 〔心配事〕 a concern; a worry.

●考えごとばかりしている be always thinking about something

・考えごとばかりして, 手元がおろそかになってるよ. You spend too much time thinking, and not enough working.

●考えごとがある 〔心にかかることがある〕 have something to think [worry] about; have something (that weighs) on one's mind; be worried about something

・何か考えごとがあるらしい. He seems to have something on his mind. | There seems to be something on his mind.

●考えごとに半日費やす spend half a day thinking [(lost) in thought]

・考えごとにふけっている be deep [lost, rapt, sunk, wrapped (up)] in thought; be absorbed in thinking

・考えごとに夢中になって電柱にぶつかるようなことは, 彼にはいつものことだった. It was quite common for him to be so completely lost in thought that he would bump into a utility pole.

●考えごとの邪魔をする disturb sb's thoughts [meditation].

●考えごとをする think [worry] about something; ponder

・考えごとをしながらの散歩 a walk while thinking things over

・「どうしたの? 箸がお留守よ」「ごめん, ちょっと考えごとをしてたもんだから」 “Anything wrong? You aren't eating.”―“Sorry, I was just thinking about something.”

・考えごとをしていてうっかり電車を乗り過ごした. I was so absorbed in thinking that I missed my train stop.

・何か考えごと(＝気になること)でもあるのか? Is there something [What's] on your mind? | Is something [What's] worrying you? | 《口》 What's eating you?