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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。

寄り, より

Sumo term

1. pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters

Suffix

2. having a tendency towards, being close to

彼は保守寄りだ。

縒り, 撚り, より

twist, ply

選り, 択り, より

selecting, choosing

より

Particle

1. than

2. rather than, instead of, over, above

3. from, out of, since, at, on (and after)

with neg. sentence; as よりほかに...ない, よりしかたがない, etc.

4. except, but, other than

Adverb

5. more

柔道では力より技のほうが大切である。