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 to
このままでは、歩くことさえままならない。At this rate, I can't even walk properly.
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
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このままでは、歩くことさえままならない。
At this rate, I can't even walk properly.
しかし、このままだと移動もままならないな。
However, at this rate, I can't even move properly.
ああ、人生なんとままならない事か。
Ah, how life refuses to go the way we want!
目の前にいるのに、近づくことすらままならない。
Even though they are right in front of me, I can barely even approach them.
正門を閉めると、歩くのもままならないほど、暗闇に支配される。
When the main gate is closed, it becomes so dark that one cannot even walk properly.