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Pitch accent
ま あ
Meaning
  1. 1
    just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now
    when urging or consoling
    まあ、ちょっとは私わたくしの身みにもなってくださいよ。
    Just put yourself in my shoes.
  2. 2
    tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat
  3. 3
    well ...; I think ...; it would seem ...; you might say ...; Hmmm, I guess so ...
    when hesitating to express an opinion
  4. 4
    oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!
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バイトで学費がくひを稼かせぎながら大学だいがくに通かよってる。まあ苦学生くがくせいってとこかな。
I pay my university fees to go to university by part-time work. Well, I'm a 'working student' I suppose.
「聞きいたよ、光一こういち」「まあ皆みなまでいうなって。分わかってる。神社じんじゃの夏祭なつまつりの一件いっけんでしょ？」
"I've heard about it, Koichi." "You don't need to say anything more, I know. It's the summer festival incident at the shrine, right?"
「まあ、それでも君きみよりは、はるかに僕ぼくの方ほうが点数てんすう高たかいけどね」「なんですって！私わたくしが本気ほんきを出だせば、あなたなんて、目めじゃないわ！」
"Well, even so my score is far above yours isn't it?" "What did you say!? If I was to go all out you'd be as nothing to me!"
春しゅん機きが発動はつどうして、ソレをナニしたい盛もりなのは理解りかいするけど、・・・まあ、そこにお座すわりなさい。
I know you're at an age where sexual desire flourishes and you want to do 'you-know-what' with 'that' but... well, sit down there.
まあ、広義的こうぎてきには間違まちがっていませんね。
Well, broadly speaking that's right.
まあ、過あやまちを改あらためるに遅おそすぎるということはない。
Well, there's no such thing as being too late to correct one's faults.
まあ、それは渡わたっていけば分わかることだ。あまり最初さいしょからネタバレしていると、面白おもしろみが無ないからな。
Well, you'll find out that after you cross. If I give too much away right from the start it won't be so interesting.
だからまあ、学生会がくせいかいとしても苦渋くじゅうの決断けつだんてやつなんだ。わかってやってくれ。
So, well, it's a bitter decision for the student council to make as well. Give 'em a break.
あのさ～俺おれらいま遊あそぶお金かねないんだけどね。まあ、ぶっちゃけ恵めぐんでよな。
Y'know we're short of money to have fun and ... Well to be blunt, gimme!
まあその、自慢じまんできる事ことでもないんだけど。というか、臆面おくめんもなく吹聴ふいちょうできる話はなしでもない。
Well, that is, it's not something I can boast about. In fact, it's not something I can talk about in public without shame

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