How to say mau in Japanese

まうmau Inflection: auxiliary verb / godan ~う verb:
to finish ...; to do ... completely - after the -te form of a verb, indicates completion (and sometimes reluctance, accidentality, regret, etc.) - Ōsaka dialect ➜ 仕舞う

Example Sentences

秋風akikaze にni 舞うmau 木の葉konoha のno ようだyouda。: Like a leaf in the autumn breeze.
なんnan ぢji わがwaga 仇kyuu のnoまmaへhe にni 我がwaga ためtame にni 筵mushiro をwo まうmau けke、わがwaga 首kubi にni あぶらabura をwo そsoゝぎたまふ。ゝgitamafu.わがwaga 酒杯shuhai はha あふるafuruゝなりnari。: Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou hast anointed my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
かなりkanari 深いfukai 雪yuki にni 大きなookina 動物doubutsu がga まっma てte いれire ばba、クズリ,KUZURIはha そのsono サイズSAIZU のno5倍bai のno 大きooki さsa のno 獲物emono をwo 殺すkorosu ことkoto がga できるdekiru。: Wolverine can kill a prey that is 5 times the size of it, but only in rather deep snow where large animals get stuck.
最近saikin 何nani かka はha まっma てるteru ことkoto あるaru？: Is there anything you've been particularly interested in lately?
私watashi ガンガンGANGAN 男otoko 狙っnera てte まっma せse〜: I am really aggressively looking for a boyfriend.

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