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待ち, まち
Noun, used as a suffix
1. waiting, waiting time
Mahjong term
2. wait tile, tile which would complete one's hand
あのツアー、キャンセル待ちの状態だって。
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待つ, 俟つ, まつ
Conjugated: 待ち
Godan verb, Transitive, Intransitive
1. to wait
2. to await, to look forward to, to anticipate
usu. in negative form
3. to depend on, to need
しばらく電話を切らずにお待ちください。
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お待ちかね, お待ち兼ね, おまちかね
May take 'no', Polite
1. long-awaited, long-waited-for
2. someone who has waited a long time, something that one has waited impatiently for
彼がおまちかねよ。
待ち望む, まちのぞむ
Godan verb, Transitive
to wait eagerly for, to look forward to
これを待ち望んでいました。
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待ち受ける, 待受ける, まちうける
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to await, to wait for, to expect
どの進路を選んでも危険が待ち受けている。
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待ち焦がれる, 待ちこがれる, まちこがれる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to be impatient for, to wait (anxiously) for, to eagerly look forward to, to long for
彼らはその休暇を待ちこがれた。
待ち構える, まちかまえる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to lie in wait (for), to be on the watch (for), to wait (for), to watch (for)
私は最後のチャンスを待ち構えた。
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待ちわびる, 待ち侘びる, まちわびる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to be tired of waiting, to wait impatiently
彼らはみんなその休暇を待ちわびた。
待ち伏せ, 待ちぶせ, 待伏せ, まちぶせ
Takes suru, Transitive, See 待ち伏せる
ambush, lying in wait for an ambush
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待ち合わせる, 待ち合せる, 待ちあわせる, まちあわせる
Ichidan verb
to rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time, to arrange to meet
私たちはいつも学校へ行く途中で待ち合わせた。
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日待ち, ひまち
See 月待ち・つきまち
waiting for the sun (traditional all-night event of worship and neighbourhood fellowship)
待ち駒, まちごま
Shogi term
anticipating the escape of the king and blocking him in advance with a knight
出待ち, でまち
See 入り待ち, Slang
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
凸待ち, とつまち
Internet slang
1. waiting for a call (e.g. on livestream)
2. waiting for an assault from another party
待ち時間, まちじかん
waiting time, latency, standby time (e.g. cellular phones), queueing time
待ち時間はどのくらいですか。
信号待ち, しんごうまち
Takes suru, Intransitive
waiting for the (traffic) lights to change, waiting for a green signal