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山々 [news1,nf19] 山山
やまやま [news1,nf19]
1. [n]
▶ (many) mountains
2. [adv] [uk]
《as 〜たいのはやまやまだが..., 欲しいのはやまやまだが..., etc.》
▶ very much (wanting to do something one cannot)
▶ greatly
▶ really
3. [adv] [uk]
▶ so many
▶ a lot of



History:
8. A 2021-08-20 03:50:38  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I've added an example sentence for sense 2.
7. A* 2021-08-20 00:22:40  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, meikyo、gg5
  Comments:
I think the note should be expanded.
There's a second adverb sense.
  Diff:
@@ -24,2 +24,2 @@
-<s_inf>often as 〜のはやまやまだが, etc.</s_inf>
-<gloss>very much (esp. wanting to do something one cannot)</gloss>
+<s_inf>as 〜たいのはやまやまだが..., 欲しいのはやまやまだが..., etc.</s_inf>
+<gloss>very much (wanting to do something one cannot)</gloss>
@@ -27,0 +28,6 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
+<gloss>so many</gloss>
+<gloss>a lot of</gloss>
6. A 2021-08-19 23:42:02  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
のはやまやまである	278
のはやまやまだが	4740
  Comments:
Better. "のはやまやまである" is in GG5, and the JEs mostly use that sort of pattern to explain the entry.
5. A* 2021-08-19 07:47:21 
  Comments:
This is the example in the kokugos. I still feel this isn't necessary to include in the entry -- not as a note.
  Diff:
@@ -24 +24 @@
-<s_inf>often as 〜のはやまやまである, etc.</s_inf>
+<s_inf>often as 〜のはやまやまだが, etc.</s_inf>
4. A 2021-08-19 04:32:38  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Au contraire, I thought it was quite useful.
  Diff:
@@ -23,0 +24 @@
+<s_inf>often as 〜のはやまやまである, etc.</s_inf>
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