惰だ眠みん

noun

idle slumber; lazing in bed

Refers to sleeping or dozing when one should be active, often with a nuance of laziness or self-indulgence. Commonly used in the phrase 惰眠を貪る (だみんをむさぼる).

• 休きゅう日じつは惰だ眠みんを貪むさぼってしまった。

  I indulged in idle slumber on my day off.

noun

indolence; inactivity

Extended figurative use: a state of laziness or stagnation, not necessarily literal sleep. Often used in critical or self-deprecating contexts.

• 彼かれは長ながい間あいだ、惰だ眠みんを続つづけていたが、ようやく重おもい腰こしを上あげた。

  He had been inactive for a long time, but finally got himself moving.