| 待つ | まつ | to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate | n5 |
| 期待 | きたい | expectation; anticipation; hope; promising | n4 |
| 待ち | まち | waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand | n4 |
| 招待 | しょうたい | invitation | n3 |
| 待遇 | たいぐう | treatment; reception; service; working conditions | n1 |
| 待ちかねる | まちかねる | to wait impatiently for | |
| 待ち構える | まちかまえる | to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for) | |
| 待合 | まちあい | rendezvous; meeting; assignation; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony | |
| 待ち受ける | まちうける | to await; to wait for; to expect | n1 |
| 待たす | またす | to keep (a person) waiting | |
| 接待 | せったい | entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining | n4 |
| 虐待 | ぎゃくたい | abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment | |
| 待ちかまえる | まちかまえる | to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for) | |
| 待ち兼ねる | まちかねる | to wait impatiently for | |
| 心待ち | こころまち | anticipation; expectation | |
| 歓待 | かんたい | warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment | |
| 待機 | たいき | standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine | n1 |
| 待合室 | まちあいしつ | waiting room | n1 |
| 待望 | たいぼう | waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited | |
| 優待 | ゆうたい | preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome | |
| 待ち遠しい | まちどおしい | longed-for; anxiously awaited | |
| 待ち伏せる | まちぶせる | to ambush | |
| 待ちわびる | まちわびる | to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently | |
| 待ち設ける | まちもうける | to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate | |
| 待ちくたびれる | まちくたびれる | to get tired of waiting | |
| 待ち望む | まちのぞむ | to wait eagerly for; to look forward to | |
| 待受ける | まちうける | to await; to wait for; to expect | n1 |
| 待ちこがれる | まちこがれる | to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for | |
| 待遠しい | まちどおしい | longed-for; anxiously awaited | |
| 待ち合せる | まちあわせる | to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet | n3 |
| 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 | n3 |
| 待ちあぐむ | まちあぐむ | to tire of waiting | |
| 款待 | かんたい | warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment | |
| 待伏せ | まちぶせ | ambush; lying in wait for an ambush | n2 |
| 人待ち顔 | ひとまちがお | looking like one is waiting for someone | |
| 待ち伏せ | まちぶせ | ambush; lying in wait for an ambush | n2 |
| 待設ける | まちもうける | to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate | |
| 待ち侘びる | まちわびる | to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently | |
| 待避 | たいひ | taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass | n2 |
| 待った | まった | false start of a bout; backsies (called when taking back a move in a game); wait!; hold up! | |
| 待ちあわせる | まちあわせる | to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet | n3 |
| 待人 | まちびと | person being waited for; person who waits | |
| 待ちぼうけ | まちぼうけ | waiting in vain | |
| 特待 | とくたい | special treatment; priority | |
| 供待ち | ともまち | attendant's waiting room | |
| 待ち人 | まちびと | person being waited for; person who waits | |
| 待ち合わせ | まちあわせ | appointment | n3 |
| 招待券 | しょうたいけん | complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket | |
| 待ち時間 | まちじかん | waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time | |
| 待機者 | たいきしゃ | person on a waiting list; person waiting for something; person quarantining | |
| 招待客 | しょうたいきゃく | invitee | |
| 辻待ち | つじまち | vehicle waiting to be hired | |
| 入荷待ち | にゅうかまち | backordered; on back order | |
| 期待値 | きたいち | expected value; expectation; expectations; expectation value (in quantum mechanics) | |
| 期待感 | きたいかん | sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope | |
| 待ち焦がれる | まちこがれる | to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for | |
| 風待ち | かざまち | waiting for favorable wind; waiting for favourable wind | |
| 待合せ | まちあわせ | appointment | n3 |
| 期待通り | きたいどおり | as hoped for; as expected | |
| 摂待 | せったい | entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining | n4 |
| 待避線 | たいひせん | siding; sidetrack; turnout | |
| 招待状 | しょうたいじょう | (written) invitation; letter of invitation | |
| 船待ち | ふなまち | waiting for a ship to depart | |
| 優待券 | ゆうたいけん | complimentary ticket; courtesy card; discount coupon | |
| 特待生 | とくたいせい | scholarship student | |
| 順番待ち | じゅんばんまち | waiting one's turn | |
| キャンセル待ち | キャンセルまち | waiting for a cancellation; being on standby; being on a waiting list | |
| 日待ち | ひまち | waiting for the sun (traditional all-night event of worship and neighbourhood fellowship) | |
| お待ち遠様 | おまちどおさま | I'm sorry to have kept you waiting | |
| 待命 | たいめい | waiting for orders | |
| 待ち合い | まちあい | rendezvous; meeting; assignation; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony | |
| 宵待草 | よいまちぐさ | evening primrose | |
| 居待月 | いまちづき | moon of the 18th day of the lunar month | |
| 庚申待 | こうしんまち | 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 | |
| 待合い | まちあい | rendezvous; meeting; assignation; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony | |
| 手待ち | てまち | waiting move | |
| 待合所 | まちあいじょ | shelter (for buses); waiting area; waiting room | |
| 待球 | たいきゅう | waiting for easy pitches | |
| 待針 | まちばり | marking pin | |
| 待避所 | たいひじょ | turnout (on a highway); lay-by; passing-place; rest stop | |
| 潮待ち | しおまち | waiting for the rising tide or a good opportunity | |
| 立待月 | たちまちづき | moon of the 17th day of the lunar month | |
| 信号待ち | しんごうまち | waiting for the (traffic) lights to change; waiting for a green signal | |
| 待ち惚け | まちぼうけ | waiting in vain | |
| 自宅待機 | じたくたいき | staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough | |
| お待ちかね | おまちかね | long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for | |
| 期待どおり | きたいどおり | as hoped for; as expected | |
| 請待 | しょうたい | invitation | n3 |
| 待ち合せ | まちあわせ | appointment | n3 |
| 待合わせ | まちあわせ | appointment | n3 |
| 待ちあわせ | まちあわせ | appointment | n3 |
| 待ちぶせ | まちぶせ | ambush; lying in wait for an ambush | n2 |
| 応待 | おうたい | dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling | n1 |
| 相待 | そうだい | existing in opposition or interdependence | n1 |
| 絶待 | ぜつだい | absoluteness; incomparability; supremacy | n1 |
| 待合い室 | まちあいしつ | waiting room | n1 |
| 相待って | あいまって | coupled with; together | n1 |
| 待ち合い室 | まちあいしつ | waiting room | n1 |
| 待兼 | まちかね | long-awaited; long-waited-for; waiting impatiently | |
| 待宵 | まつよい | night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come; night of the 14th day of the eight month of the lunar calendar | |