待まち
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. waiting; waiting time
2. wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
Kanji used
wait
Pitch accent
ま
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Used in vocabulary (85 in total)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to await; to wait for; to expect
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
unable to wait
to get tired of waiting
to wait impatiently for
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
wait a sec; hold up
waiting for the (traffic) lights to change; waiting for a green signal
waiting in vain
waiting (for); expecting; standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
anticipation; expectation
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
appointment
to wait impatiently for
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for
waiting for customers
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
waiting for a cancellation; being on standby; being on a waiting list
lay-over; stop-over
waiting for someone to arrive
long-awaited; long-waited-for; waiting impatiently
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
waiting in vain
to tire of waiting
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
person who won't act without being told to; person who waits to be told what to do
waiting for favorable wind; waiting for favourable wind
attendant's waiting room
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
Waiting for Godot (1948 play by Samuel Beckett)
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to arrive
backordered; on back order
vehicle waiting to be hired
to wait in vain
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to get tired of waiting
to wait all day
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds completed
waiting for the rising tide or a good opportunity
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
kōshin-machi; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo period
to wait all night
stand-by (on an airplane)
double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for one of two types of tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand
moon-waiting party
waiting for the sun (traditional all-night event of worship and neighbourhood fellowship)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
waiting for a call (e.g. on livestream); waiting for an assault from another party
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to arrive
waiting move
waiting in vain
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
to tire of waiting
standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
long-awaited; eagerly awaited
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for one of two types of tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand
many-sided wait (for one's last tile); complex wait; wait for three or more types of tiles which will finish one's hand
waiting for a cancellation; being on standby; being on a waiting list
wait to turn either of two pairs into a pung to finish one's hand
waiting in place of someone else
one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9)
wait for the middle tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand
wait to turn either of two pairs into a pung to finish one's hand
wait to turn either of two pairs into a pung to finish one's hand
Examples (1 in total)
Tom is waiting for a tow truck.