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to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to await; to expect
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to keep (a person) waiting
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
longed-for; anxiously awaited
waiting impatiently for
to wait impatiently for
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to get tired of waiting
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
person being waited for; person who waits
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
waiting for the traffic lights to change
waiting in vain
now or never; time's up
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
anticipation; expectation
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for
looking like one is waiting for someone
waiting for customers
good things come to those who wait
waiting list (waiting for a cancellation)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; waiting impatiently
false start of a bout; backsies (called when taking back a move in a game); wait!; hold up!
lay-over; stop-over
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
waiting for someone to arrive
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
marking pin
to tire of waiting
to go on waiting only to be disappointed; to wait in vain
waiting for favorable wind; waiting for favourable wind
attendant's waiting room
standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to arrive
to wait for a ripe moment
good things come to those who wait; (lit.) if you wait, there will come a fine day for taking the sea route
vehicle waiting to be hired
to wait in vain
needless to say; it goes without saying
waiting for a ship to depart
to wait all day
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
moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
festival associated with Shōmen Kongō; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods
to wait all night
stand-by (on an airplane)
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different 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)
to keep (a person) waiting
needless to say; it goes without saying that
waiting move
time waits for no-one; time and tide stay for no man
good things come to those who wait; (lit.) if you wait, there will come a fine day of nectar (falling from the sky)
to wait expectantly; to be full of anticipation; to long for
long-awaited; eagerly awaited
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
waning gibbous moon; moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
eleventh lunar month
waiting in place of someone else
rotational delay time; search time
a watched pot never boils
waiting list (waiting for someone to cancel)
wait to turn either of two pairs into a pung to finish one's hand
sixth lunar month
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
eleventh lunar month
twelfth lunar month
to wait for the enemy to tire at ease
anticipating the escape of the king and blocking him in advance with a knight
waiting for a call (e.g. on livestream); waiting for an assault from another party