待

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

rendezvous; meeting; assignation

area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony

Abbreviation

waiting room

Archaic; Abbreviation

meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.

to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for

waiting in vain

now or never; time's up

taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass)

Railway

waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass

waiting; expectation

Abbreviation

standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper

With neg. sentence

despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time; no matter how long one waits

standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper

improvement of labor conditions (labour)

duty room; staff room; waiting room

to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for

child on the waiting list (for a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.)

waiting room; duty room; standby room

to tire of waiting

to go on waiting only to be disappointed; to wait in vain

standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper

bomb shelter; dugout; trench

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

long-awaited; long-waited-for

Common noun

waiting impatiently

Computing

queue

Computing

waiting state

Proverb

good things come to those who wait; if you wait, there will come a fine day for taking the sea route

Railway

siding; sidetrack; turnout

turnout (on a highway); lay-by; passing-place; rest stop; widening

shelter; refuge

to wait in vain