dark, foolish
昧 centers on a lack of clarity or light: being dark, obscure, or metaphorically foolish and unenlightened.
昧 combines 日 (sun) with 未, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something not yet fully developed or clear, together suggesting darkness or obscurity.
The sun 日 is beside 未 (not yet), as if the sun has not yet risen, leaving everything dark and unclear. This darkness extends to foolishness, where understanding has not yet dawned.
For マイ, imagine a dark, foolish myopic person squinting in the dim light: myopic -> マイ, and the darkness makes everything unclear.
vague; ambiguous; unclear
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
ignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
complete concentration on one subject (usu. prayer); one-practice absorption
time
object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life
precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
samya mandala (in Shingon); mandala where each deity is represented by an object (lotus flower, gem, sword, etc.)
Fumai school of tea ceremony
ordinary and ignorant; mediocre and stupid
swinging a knife around; brandishing a knife
being deep in prayer; praying devoutly to Amida Buddha
committing every evil; being given to evil ways; following the path of evil
stupid
being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself
Absorbed in Letters (novel by Akutagawa)
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation
dawn; daybreak
dawn
ambiguity