See まあ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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Download raw JSONL data for まあ meaning in Japanese (2.0kB)
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"msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
"path": [
"まあ"
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"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "interjection",
"title": "まあ",
"trace": ""
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