待ち伏せ

まちぶせ

performing an ambush

伏せる

ふせる

to lay something upside down, to turn something over, to lay something face down

待ち合わせる

まちあわせる

to rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time, to arrange to meet

待ち

まち

waiting, waiting time

待たせる

またせる

to keep (a person) waiting

待ち合わせ

まちあわせ

appointment

待ちに待つ

まちにまつ

to wait for a long time, to wait and wait, to eagerly await

待ちわびる

まちわびる

to be tired of waiting, to wait impatiently

待ち兼ねる

まちかねる

to wait impatiently for

待ち構える

まちかまえる

to lie in wait, to be on the watch for

待ち惚ける

まちぼうける まちぼける

to wait in vain

待ちかねる

まちかねる

to wait impatiently for

待ち設ける

まちもうける

to expect, to look for, to look forward to, to anticipate, to wait for

待ち受ける

まちうける

to await, to expect

出待ち

でまち

waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit

待ち人

まちびと

person being waited for

代待ち

だいまち

waiting in place of someone else

潮待ち

しおまち

waiting for the rising tide or a good opportunity

辻待ち

つじまち

vehicle waiting to be hired