まま

Japanese

Adverb

まま (rōmaji mama)

  1. 間々: sometimes

Noun

まま (rōmaji mama)

  1. ママ: mama
  2. (childish) (cooked) rice

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Particle

まま (rōmaji mama)

  1. 儘: as it is; remaining in a certain state; while; still
    チャンネルはそのままで！
    Channeru wa sono mama de!
    Stay tuned! (lit. Leave the channel as it is!)
    立 (た)ったまま寝 (ね)てしまう
    tatta mama neteshimau
    to fall asleep while still standing
    生 (なま)のままでウィスキーを飲 (の)む
    nama no mama de wisukī o nomu
    to drink whiskey straight
    • 2014, “夜明けと蛍 [Dawn and Firefly]”‎, performed by n-buna:
      したいことが見 (み)つけられないから
      急 (いそ)いだ振 (ふ)り　俯 (うつむ)くまま
      shitai koto ga mitsukerarenai kara
      isoida furi utsumuku mama
      I can't find anything I want to do
      so I pretend to be in a hurry with my head down

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