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Emotion & Feeling

もやもや

moya-moya

Feeling foggy and unsettled

A vague, nagging unease you can't quite put into words. Like emotional fog clouding your mind.

💡After an unresolved argument — 'I've had this moya-moya feeling all day.'

Example

何かもやもやして気分が晴れない。

I feel moya-moya and can't shake this gloomy mood.

Quiz yourself

Something about that conversation left me feeling ___.

あの会話の後、何か○○した気分が残っている。

stressdiscomfortfrustrationsadnessnight
Intermediate