<entry>
<ent_seq>1012050</ent_seq>
<r_ele>
<reb>まあ</reb>
<re_pri>ichi1</re_pri>
</r_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>まー</reb>
<re_pri>spec1</re_pri>
</r_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>まぁ</reb>
</r_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>ま</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&adv;</pos>
<s_inf>when urging or consoling</s_inf>
<gloss>just (e.g. "just wait here")</gloss>
<gloss>come now</gloss>
<gloss>now, now</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&adv;</pos>
<gloss>tolerably</gloss>
<gloss>passably</gloss>
<gloss>moderately</gloss>
<gloss>reasonably</gloss>
<gloss>fairly</gloss>
<gloss>rather</gloss>
<gloss>somewhat</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&adv;</pos>
<s_inf>when hesitating to express an opinion</s_inf>
<gloss>well...</gloss>
<gloss>I think...</gloss>
<gloss>it would seem...</gloss>
<gloss>you might say...</gloss>
<gloss>Hmmm, I guess so...</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&int;</pos>
<misc>&fem;</misc>
<gloss>oh!</gloss>
<gloss>oh dear!</gloss>
<gloss>oh, my!</gloss>
<gloss>wow!</gloss>
<gloss>goodness gracious!</gloss>
<gloss>good heavens!</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>