Keyword
wait
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig944
Readings
(78%)
たい
(19%)
だい
(1%)
Composed of
stand still
Buddhist temple
Mnemonic

If you need a good place to wait then a Buddhist temple is going to be the perfect place to go to and stand still for a while among all of the meditating Buddhist monks.

Used in vocabulary (277 in total)
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
Examples (200 in total)
Would you like to wait?
Shall we wait for you here?
Stay here and wait for him.
I must wait here.
I'd like to wait here.
Wait here.
Do you mind if I wait here?
I'll wait here.
Let's wait here.
This is what I was waiting for.
Wait there.
Wait here for a moment.
Could you wait a moment?
Wait just a moment.
Wait a moment!
Would you like to wait in the bar?
I'm waiting for someone.
Are you waiting for something?
What're you waiting for?
What are you waiting for?
I will wait here till he comes.
Let's wait till he comes.
He can no longer wait.
He will be waiting for her.
He kept me waiting.
I'm waiting for him.
I'm waiting for her.
Wait. Don't go.
Wait, wait, don't go yet.
I'm waiting for her to come here.
I'll wait here until she comes.
Were you waiting for me?
All I can do is wait.
I can but wait.
Would you like to wait in the room?
He will be waiting for you.
I will be waiting for you in my room.
Wait at home.
I'm waiting at home.
I can only wait.
Please wait.
Please wait here.
Please wait here until he comes.
Everybody is waiting for you.
All you can do is to wait.
Where should I wait for you?
I didn't know where I should wait for her.
I do not know where to wait for her.
Wait. What did you just say?
I don't like waiting.
I waited for her to speak.
Do we need to wait for her?
Let's wait here until she comes back.
Wait here until I come back.
Please wait until I come back.
I'll be waiting for you at the usual place.
Why were you waiting for me?
I've been waiting for you for a long time.
I've been waiting for you for ages. Where were you?
I've been waiting a long time.
I will wait until she comes.
Are you going to wait?
Wait till I finish eating.
Wait here. I'll be back soon.
Who are you waiting for?
Let's wait here until everybody else goes home.
Please wait outside.
Who was that man waiting outside?
I'm waiting outside.
I'll be waiting outside.
There's someone waiting outside.
I'm going to wait outside.
Would you mind waiting outside while I talk to him?
Wait for a moment outside the room.
I'll wait for you here, so don't worry.
I'll wait for you here, don't worry.
Hey, wait a minute.
I waited more than two hours.
I waited for her as long as two hours.
Of course I'll wait.
I am still waiting for him since that day.
I've waited forever for this day to come.
Are you still waiting for someone?
Is someone waiting for you?
Are you waiting for anybody?
Is there someone waiting for you at home?
Hey, wait a second.
Hey, wait up!
They waited for their teacher.
They waited.
He doesn't like to wait until the last moment to do something.
Ten years is a long time to wait.
Two years is a long time to wait.
You waited for me? Thanks!
Thanks for waiting for me.
I'm sorry I made you wait so long.
I have to wait.
I think you're the woman I've been waiting for all my life.
I asked her to wait a moment.
I was asked to wait here.
I asked him to wait here.
He's been waiting here for quite a while.
Would you please wait for a few minutes?
Would you mind waiting a moment?
I'll wait for you in front of the school.
No one had to wait.
We all just sat there and waited.
We waited but he failed to arrive.
Wait for me. I'll be back in no time.
I was waiting for you yesterday. What happened?
I had not waited long before he appeared.
Wait here for a while.
I waited a while.
I will wait for my sister here.
There was no choice but to sit and wait.
The boys are waiting.
"Are you ready to go?" "Not yet. One minute."
Hang on a bit until I'm ready.
I'm waiting for this store to open.
We had no choice but to wait for a while until the store opened.
We were waiting for the shop to open.
I'm waiting for the store to open.
I'm waiting for my mother.
Happiness doesn't come by waiting.
I've decided to wait.
I'm waiting for my friend to arrive.
I'm waiting for my friend.
We should wait here for the moment.
Wait until tomorrow morning.
Please wait until tomorrow morning.
Let's wait until morning.
It waited, silently.
We waited there quietly.
Please wait a moment.
Wait a second. There's just one thing I want to ask.
We have to wait.
I hope we don't have to wait for too long.
He waited until she came.
A lot of people were waiting for him.
She wants to wait until marriage.
Mom, hurry up! Everyone's waiting.
Wait until he's back.
How about waiting here until he gets back?
Until he comes back, I will wait here.
I'll wait here until he comes back.
Let's wait here until he comes back.
Wait for me. I'll be back soon.
We look forward to your early reply.
I'm waiting for her response.
We're waiting for your answer.
A lot of people are waiting to see what is going to happen.
Hold on a second, I'll be right back. Don't hang up!
A young person is waiting for you outside.
Don't expect too much of him.
Don't expect too much of me.
I was expecting it!
Let's hope for good results.
You can count on him to tell the truth.
I expected that he would come.
It isn't any different from what I expected.
I waited without expecting any result.
Hold on, someone is knocking at my door.
This is not the answer he was expecting.
That's the answer I was waiting for.
All the class waited for the new teacher.
I can't wait because I'm in a hurry.
Hurry up! We are all waiting for you.
Why are you waiting in line?
Wait in line, please.
I don't like waiting in line.
I'm sorry I've kept you waiting so long.
I am sorry to have kept you waiting so long.
I can't wait for him any longer.
I can't wait any longer.
He may wait no longer.
She may not wait any longer.
You know I can't wait any longer.
I don't feel like waiting any longer.
I'll wait until you finish the work.
I will wait until you have finished your homework.
Please wait a little longer.
Please wait a little while longer.
I was waiting for that question.
He told me that he would wait till I returned.
He told me not to wait for him.
I'm waiting for your letter.
Please wait until I have finished writing this letter.
I'm expecting a letter from her.
I was expecting a letter from her.
Don't expect too much.
You can't expect much of him.
I'm waiting for a very important call.
I'm waiting for his telephone call.
Let's go. The car's waiting outside.
Can you wait for me in the car?
I'll be waiting in my car.
Don't get your hopes up too much.
He asked me to wait there until he came back.
I will wait here until he comes back.
I'll wait here until they come back.