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N1 Lesson 5: 4/17

ままに (As Desired)
as (one likes/feels/pleases), spur of the moment, wherever one fancies, spontaneously, on a whim

Structure
Verb［る］+ （が）+ まま（に）
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使用域 一般
儘・侭
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  • [A[る]まま(に)B is used to express that B is done in compliance with A (a natural phenomenon, a sudden desire, urge, or impulse), without any opposition to it]
  • [In general, this use of まま is used to express that one leaves things as they are, letting them happen naturally without putting much thought into it]
  • [まま(に) is only used with a limited group of expressions: 気の向く、思う、思いつく、足の向く、赴く、欲する、風の吹く as idioms]
  • [It might be easier to think of まま(に) as being similar to に任せて]
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筆者（ひっしゃ）とのインタビュー：「これまで、思（おも）いつくままにいろいろと書（か）いてきましたが、出来（でき）が良（よ）くないような気（き）がしましたので出版（しゅっぱん）しないことに決（き）めました。」
Interview with an author: "Previously, I wrote many things as they spontaneously came to my mind, but because I felt the end product was not very good, I decided not to publish them."
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    • A：「ジラヤさんはどこ？」
    B：「わからん。どこかに行（い）ったんだ。」
    A：「相変（あいか）わらず、風（かぜ）の吹（ふ）くまま、赴（おもむ）くなぁ。」
    A: "Where is Jiraya?"
    B: "Dunno. He went somewhere."
    A: "As always, he goes wherever the wind takes him."
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    • モーガンさん、クリスチャンさんに：「あなたのものですから気兼（きが）ねなく自分（じぶん）の思（おも）うままに扱（あつか）ってもいいです。」
    Mr. Morgan to Mr. Christian: "It belongs to you, so feel free to handle it as you please."
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