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jmdict 2842622 Active (id: 2055786)
本当にまあ
ほんとうにまあ
1. [exp,adv]
▶ how admirably
▶ how wonderfully
▶ how skillfully



History:
4. A 2020-01-09 05:43:40  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
An odd one. I'll wave it through for now.
3. A* 2020-01-05 04:38:09  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Doesn't have an entry of its own but is used as synonyms in 1 Daijisen, 1 Daijirin, and 1 Nikkoku (精選版) entry. Except the already 
mentioned one:
Daijir: げにや:  本当にまあ。 「 -天下の鬼心の人も、え憎み奉らじ/落窪 3」 (that's the entire definition).
Nikk: よく【善・能】: ④ 困難なことをなし遂げた時、あたりまえでは考えられないような結果を得た時、喜ばしいことにでくわした時などの感嘆・賞賛・喜悦あるい
は羨望の気持を表わす。よくもまあ。本当にまあ。よくぞ。

(善くもまあ for example is already a JMDict entry)

Based gloss on our 善くぞ entry, not sure how well it fits here.
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13,3 @@
-<gloss>?</gloss>
+<gloss>how admirably</gloss>
+<gloss>how wonderfully</gloss>
+<gloss>how skillfully</gloss>
2. D* 2020-01-05 02:27:37 
1. A* 2020-01-05 00:10:10 
  Refs:
daijisen よく
 困難なことをしたり、考えられないような喜ばしい結
果を得たりして感じ入るさま。本当にまあ。よくぞ

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