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)
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
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
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; 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
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!
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.
to go on waiting only to be disappointed; to wait in vain
waiting for favorable wind; waiting for favourable wind
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
needless to say; it goes without saying
waiting for a ship to depart
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
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
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
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
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
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
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