to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
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)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to keep (a person) waiting
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
longed-for; anxiously awaited
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
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
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
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
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
waiting for the traffic lights to change
expected value; expectation value; expectation
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket
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)
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
anticipation; expectation
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
duty room; staff room; waiting room
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
animal abuse; animal cruelty; cruelty to animals; cruelty toward animals
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
special treatment; priority
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
looking like one is waiting for someone
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
not to be depended on; of little hope
complimentary ticket; courtesy card; discount coupon
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 expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
good things come to those who wait
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
waiting list (waiting for a cancellation)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
child on waiting list (kindergarten, school, etc.)
waiting room; duty room; standby room
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
waiting for someone to arrive
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to go on waiting only to be disappointed; to wait in vain
existing in opposition or interdependence
waiting for favorable wind; waiting for favourable wind
standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
bomb shelter; dugout; trench
seats reserved for guests
long-awaited; long-waited-for; waiting impatiently
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to arrive
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
day or date of an invitation
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
to wait for a ripe moment
death by (child) abuse; (child) abuse resulting in death
receptionist; welcoming committee
person being waited for; person who waits
good things come to those who wait; (lit.) if you wait, there will come a fine day for taking the sea route
long-awaited; long-waited-for; waiting impatiently
waiting for a ship to depart
abuser (of a person or animal)
vehicle waiting to be hired
standby electricity consumption; power use by devices on standby; phantom load
to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for
needless to say; it goes without saying
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
shelter (for buses); waiting area; waiting room
most favored nation treatment; most favoured nation status
waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds completed
vehicle waiting to be hired
waiting for the rising tide or a good opportunity
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
absoluteness; incomparability; supremacy
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come; night of the 14th day of the eight month of the lunar calendar
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
stand-by (on an airplane)
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
snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis); snow-flower
national treatment; treating foreigners and locals equally
moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
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
waning gibbous moon; moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
physically abused child; battered child
to keep (a person) waiting
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
waiting for the sun (traditional all-night event of worship and neighbourhood fellowship)
evening primrose (esp. Chilean evening primrose, Oenothera stricta)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
long-awaited; long-waited-for; waiting impatiently
to live up to (one's) expectations
needless to say; it goes without saying that
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to arrive
to wait expectantly; to be full of anticipation; to long for
invited speaker; guest speaker at
good things come to those who wait; (lit.) if you wait, there will come a fine day of nectar (falling from the sky)
to live up to (one's) expectations
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
time waits for no-one; time and tide stay for no man
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
false start of a bout; backsies (called when taking back a move in a game); wait!; hold up!
long-awaited; long-waited-for; waiting impatiently
standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
good things come to those who wait; (lit.) if you wait, there will come a fine day for taking the sea route
long-awaited; eagerly awaited
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
waning gibbous moon; moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
red-sepaled evening primrose (Oenothera erythrosepala)
waiting in place of someone else
back-room political dealing
to wait for the enemy to tire at ease
expectant right (as opposed to a vested right); contingent right
waiting list (waiting for someone to cancel)
rational expectations hypothesis
rational expectations hypothesis
attitudinal expression (indicating the speaker's respect, contempt, etc. for the listener or the person being discussed)
rotational delay time; search time
a watched pot never boils
anticipating the escape of the king and blocking him in advance with a knight
bureaucrats entertaining bureaucrats using public funds
bureaucrats entertaining bureaucrats using public funds
tori-no-machi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)
deferred pensioner; retired person who is not yet old enough to receive their pension
licensed entertainment of customers
meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
wait for the middle tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand
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 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
wait to turn either of two pairs into a pung to finish one's hand
child sexual abuse; child molestation
period of prohibition of remarriage; period after the cessation of a marriage in which the woman is prohibited from remarrying (100 days)
seizing the initiative by counterattacking
waiting for a call (e.g. on livestream); waiting for an assault from another party
Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis (Japanese fossil species of crocodilian)