adverb
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
Indicates that something happens from time to time, but not frequently. Often used in written or slightly formal contexts.
まま思い出したように彼は昔の話をする。
Occasionally, as if remembering, he talks about the old days.
この地方では、まま雪が降ることがある。
In this region, it sometimes snows.
Derived from reduplication of 間 (ma, 'interval, space'), indicating intermittent occurrence. The kana spelling まま is now standard.