まま , 儘 , 侭 , まんま , ママ
Adverb , Usually in kana
1. as (it is) , remaining (in a state) , keeping (the same) , leaving (unchanged)
after a past-tense verb describing a state
2. with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on) , while (e.g. standing, alive)
as 〜に
3. as (one pleases, one is told, etc.) , according to
Only ママ , See 原文のママ , indicating that the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
4. sic
物価は現状のまま続くだろう。
ママ
Familiar language
1. mom , mommy , mum , mummy , mother , mama , mamma
2. female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
ママのミルクはもう飲んだでちょ?泣かないでネンネしてくだちゃ~い。
間々 , 間間 , まま
Adverb
occasionally , now and then , sometimes
まんま , 飯 , まま
Children's language , Usually in kana
1. food
Only まま , dated term
2. cooked rice
とにかくメシ・・・といきたいところだが、その前に用を足すことにした。
乳母 , うば , めのと , おんば , にゅうぼ , ちうば , ちおも , ちも , にゅうも , まま
wet nurse , nursing mother
ママ さん
See ママ・2
1. female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
Noun, used as a prefix
2. mother , housewife
3. (female) pet owner , pet parent
継粉 , まま こ
unmixed-in lump of flour
まま よ, 儘よ
Interjection , Usually in kana
whatever , never mind , I don't care , the hell with it
まま に, 儘に , 随に
Expression , See まま・3 , Usually in kana
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.) , wherever (e.g. one's feet take one) , according to
ママ 友, ママ とも
friend of a mother who is also a mother , mothers who are friends
ママ 鉄, ママ てつ
See 鉄道 , Slang
mother who is interested in trains
ママ 活, ママ かつ
See パパ活・パパかつ , Slang
compensated dating (young men with older women)
ママ 会, ママ かい
Colloquialism
mom meet-up , moms group
まま ごと, 飯事
Usually in kana
playing house
継親 , まま 親 , まま おや , けいしん
step-parent
継姉 , まま ねえ
step-sister (elder) , stepsister
まま かり, 飯借 , ママカリ
See 鯯・さっぱ , Usually in kana
Japanese sardinella (Sardinella zunasi)
ママ っ子, ママ っこ
mama's boy , mama's girl , mother's boy , mother's girl , mummy's boy , mummy's girl
継妹 , 庶妹 , まま いも
Archaism
step-sister (younger) , stepsister
まま ならぬ, 儘ならぬ , 侭ならぬ
Expression , See ままならない , Usually in kana
unable to do (as one wishes) , able to do only with great effort , almost impossible to do , beyond one's control , not always turning out as one wishes , not going the way one wants it to
継娘 , まま 娘 , まま むすめ
stepdaughter
ママ チャリ, ママ ちゃり
See チャリ , Colloquialism
ladies' bicycle (esp. one with a front basket) , granny bike
継子 , 継っ子 , まま こ , けいし , まま っこ
stepchild
まま ならない, 儘ならない , 侭ならない
Expression , See ままならぬ , Usually in kana
unable to do (as one wishes) , able to do only with great effort , almost impossible to do , beyond one's control , not always turning out as one wishes , not going the way one wants it to
まま ごとをする, 飯事をする
Expression , Usually in kana
to play house
私たちは公園でよくままごとをしたものだ。
ママ さんダンプ
product name
Mamasan Dump (brand name of plastic snow scoop)
ママ さんコーラス
See おかあさんコーラス
housewives' choral group , mothers' chorus group
継母 , けいぼ , まま はは
stepmother
継母は彼女に辛く当たった。
継父 , けいふ , まま ちち
See 実父
stepfather
今まで , 今迄 , いまま で
Adverb
until now , till now , up to now , up to the present , so far
あなたは今までに阿蘇山に登ったことがありますか。
そのまま , 其のまま , その儘 , 其の儘 , 其儘 , そのまんま
Adverb , May take 'no' , Usually in kana
1. without change , as is
2. just like , extremely similar
3. immediately , just after , without a pause
ドアをそのままにしておいてはいけません。
昔のまま , むかしのまま
Expression , May take 'no'
the way it was , the way it used be , as of old , in former times
勝手気まま , 勝手気儘 , かってきまま
NA-adjective
self-willed , (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience , oblivious to the convenience of others
気の向くまま に , 気の向く侭に , きのむくまま に
Adverb
at one's fancy (whim)