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待つ, 俟つ, まつ
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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, っ
Suffix, Abbreviation
1. doing, in such a state
2. doing together, doing to each other, contest, match
Familiar language
3. familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
なま, 海鼠, かいそ, , ナマコ
See 海牛・うみうし, Usually in kana, often translated as "sea slug" in anglicized haikus
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)