Jisho

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まま
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it toUsually written using kana alone, See also ままならぬ
Other forms
侭ならない 【ままならない】

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