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まさか

usually kana

Meanings

  1. 1.
    intby no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; no way!
  2. 2.
    advcertainly (not); surely (not); hardly (expected)
  3. 3.
    n, adj-nosomething unexpected; emergency
  4. 4.
    adv, adj-noindeed; really; truly; unexpectedly
  5. 5.
    n(the) present; (the) here and now; situation at hand

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by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

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