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まま
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged)
2. with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as
after a past-tense verb describing a state
Noun
Usually written in kana
3. as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
as 〜に
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: 6395
Used in vocabulary (31 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 (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
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Examples (78 in total)
It was fine the way it was.
They remained friends.
The gate was left open.
Are you using the default settings?
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.
They remained sitting there.
She remained silent all day.
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.
Please remain standing.
Is it true that horses sleep while standing up?
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.
She lay still with her eyes closed.
This house will not sell as it stands.
He sat on the sofa with his arms folded.
He remained silent like a stone.
You may come in with your shoes on.
It is rude to speak with your hands in your pockets.
This museum has been closed for five years.
John was standing alone with his arms folded.
He sat there with his legs crossed.
Tom came to class in his pajamas.
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.
The door remained closed all day.
I don't want to eat a live lobster.
Do not talk with your mouth full.
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.
It is rude to speak with your mouth full.
They left the problem unsolved.
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.
He ran across the street, leaving her alone.
I still owe my brother the ten dollars that he lent me last week.
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 got tired of the work, and left it half-done.
Many people around the world go to bed hungry every night.
Months went past without any news from him.
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.
For a refund, you must return the item unopened.
The only thing you have to do is shut your mouth.
He used to sit reading for hours.
He ran into the room with his hat and overcoat on.
Last night, I was so tired that I fell asleep with the TV on.