待

adaptive expectations

licensed entertainment of customers

Mahjong

wait for the middle tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand

Mahjong

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)

child sexual abuse; child molestation

Law

period of prohibition of remarriage; period after the cessation of a marriage in which the woman is prohibited from remarrying (100 days)

(short) layover; transit

quarantine facility

person self-quarantining at home

Mahjong

many-sided wait (for one's last tile); complex wait; wait for three or more types of tiles which will finish one's hand

Finance

expected revenue; expected earnings; expected return

Finance

expected rate of return

nonstop entertaining (e.g. of business clients); constant entertaining

Colloquial

wait a sec; hold up

expectancy theory (of motivation)

Organization name

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Organization name

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; ASPCA

Historical term; Buddhism

kōshin-machi; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo period

Rare term

eleventh lunar month

Rare term

sixth lunar month

Rare term

eleventh lunar month

Rare term

hostess

Rare term

to receive an invitation

Rare term

palliative treatment