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まま
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. as it is; as one likes; because; as
Noun
Usually written in kana
2. condition; state
Alt. forms
まま
98%
まんま
1%
儘まま
侭まま
Pitch accent
ま
ま
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Used in: 6192
Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
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Examples (77 in total)
It was fine the way it was.
They remained friends.
The gate was left open.
Are you using the default settings?
He remained silent for a while.
The boy remained silent.
Please leave the windows open.
He kept his hat on.
The refrigerator door was open.
The lady remained silent.
I went to school in my pajamas.
He remained single all his life.
The front door remained locked.
Jane kept silent for a long time.
Prices will continue as they are.
He remained poor all his life.
I went out with the heater on.
The problem of radioactive waste remains unresolved.
He slept with the window open.
Is it true that horses sleep while standing up?
Please remain standing.
You can speak as you actually feel.
He stood still with his eyes closed.
I have lost my watch.
We went by the shop without noticing it.
This house will not sell as it stands.
She lay still with her eyes closed.
He sat on the sofa with his arms folded.
You may come in with your shoes on.
It is rude to speak with your hands in your pockets.
John was standing alone with his arms folded.
She was angry. That is why she remained silent.
Tom came to class in his pajamas.
He sat there with his legs crossed.
I fell asleep with a sweater on.
Tom went to work with a hangover.
She was taken to hospital unconscious.
You shouldn't run around with a toothbrush in your mouth.
The problem still remains to be solved.
I don't want to eat a live lobster.
She fell asleep with her sweater on.
Don't talk with your mouth full.
Please remain seated for a few minutes.
It was so hot that I slept with the window open.
Don't speak with your mouth full!
The hotel remains closed during the winter.
The situation is bad enough as it is.
Some apples rotted on the tree.
The boy went to bed with his socks on.
She sat in front of her laptop in her pajamas.
Tom had some gum stuck on the bottom of one of his shoes.
She left the kitchen with the kettle boiling.
The ship sank with all her crew on board.
Everything was as it had been when I left there.
He remained silent, which made her still more angry.
I found that I couldn't study well with the radio on.
This bicycle has been left here since the beginning of this month.
You can't enter that bookstore with your shirt off.
Part of Hokkaido still remains in its natural state.
The couple parted, never to meet again.
He was sitting in the armchair, his eyes closed and his arms folded.
It was so cold this morning that I left my coat on.
I was in such a hurry this morning that I went out leaving the TV on.
Mary shut herself up in the room, with all the windows closed.
Cease-fire talks concluded without progress Thursday.
Whether Shakespeare wrote this poem or not will probably remain a mystery.
He remained silent, so that she got still more angry.
For a refund, you must return the item unopened.
The only thing you have to do is shut your mouth.
Last night, I was so tired that I fell asleep with the TV on.
He ran into the room with his hat and overcoat on.
This museum has been closed for five years.
The door remained closed all day.
It is rude to speak with your mouth full.
I still owe my brother the ten dollars that he lent me last week.
Many people around the world go to bed hungry every night.
Months went past without any news from him.