expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await

noun:

• standby electricity consumption; power use by devices on standby; phantom load

noun:

• waiting state - IT term

noun:

• anticipating the escape of the king and blocking him in advance with a knight - Shōgi term

noun:

• person being waited for
• person who waits

ichidan verb:

• to wait in vain

expression:

• now or never; time's up

noun:

• back-room political dealing - four character idiom

noun:

• waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time

expression:

• a watched pot never boils - proverb

expression:

• urgent state of affairs; pressing situation

noun:

• marking pin

expression:

• everything comes to those who wait - proverb

noun:

• evening primrose (esp. Chilean evening primrose, Oenothera stricta)

noun:

• meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc. - archaism

noun:

• standby screen; standby display

noun:

• attitudinal expression (indicating the speaker's respect, contempt, etc. for the listener or the person being discussed)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to go on waiting only to be disappointed; to wait in vain ➜ 待ちぼうけ

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve

noun:

• deferred pensioner; retired person who is not yet old enough to receive their pension

noun:

• waiting period

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to long for

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• long-awaited; eagerly awaited ➜ 待ちに待つ