まま

まま · まんま · ママ

1. noun, adverb, usually in kana as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged)
2. usually in kana, after a past-tense verb describing a state with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as
3. noun, usually in kana, as 〜に as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
4. indicating that the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text sic