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。
こ, っこ
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")
なまこ, 海鼠, かいそ, こ, 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.)