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まあまあjust (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now
まあまあまあまあso-so; passable; not (so) bad; reasonable
まいまいprobably not; probably won't; probably doesn't; probably isn't
まいるまいるto go; to come
まかなうまかなうto supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to finance
まくまくto scatter; to sprinkle; to strew
まくるまくるto turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves)
まさかまさかby no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!
まさにまさにexactly; just; precisely; really
ましましbetter; preferable; less objectionable; least-worst
ましてましてstill more; to say nothing of; not to mention
ますますますますincreasingly; more and more
まずまずfirst (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
まずいまずいbad(-tasting); unpalatable; unsavoury; unsavory
またまたagain; once more; once again; another time
またがるまたがるto mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride
またぐまたぐto step over; to step across; to stride over; to stride across
またはまたはor; either ... or ...
まだまだstill; as yet; only
まだしもまだしもrather; better
まだまだまだまだstill; much more; (not) yet
まちまちまちまちvarious; diverse; different; divergent
まっすぐまっすぐstraight (ahead); direct; upright; erect
までまでuntil (a time); till; to; up to
までならまでならup to ... (e.g. items); until ... (times); as far as
までもないまでもないthere is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
まとまるまとまるto find resolution; to be settled; to be agreed on; to be completed
まとめるまとめるto collect; to put (it all) together; to integrate; to consolidate
まともまともthe front
まばらまばらsparse; thin; scattered; straggling
ままままas (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged)
まめまめdiligent; hardworking; conscientious
まもなくまもなくsoon; shortly; before long; in a short time
まるごとまるごとin its entirety; whole; wholly
まるっきりまるっきりcompletely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
まるでまるでas if; as though; just like; much as
まれまれrare; seldom
まんざらまんざら(not) altogether; (not) wholly
みかんみかんmandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; clementine
みずみずしいみずみずしいfresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious
みたいみたい-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
みっともないみっともないshameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent
みなみなeveryone; everybody; all
みなすみなすto regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as)
みるみるみるみるvery fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
むくむくto peel; to skin; to pare; to hull
むさぼるむさぼるto covet; to crave; to be greedy for; to hunger for
むしろむしろrather; better; instead; if anything
むちゃくちゃむちゃくちゃnonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic
むっつりむっつりsullenly; taciturnly; morosely; gloomily

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