ma te
1. Wait.; Stop.
★ Common
Verb
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1. Wait.; Stop.
1. If one waits; When one waits
1. Can.; To be able to.
1. Cannot wait.; Unable to hold back.
1. To be able to withstand; To endure
1. despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
1. good things come to those who wait; if you wait, there will come a fine day for taking the sea route — literal
1. good things come to those who wait; if you wait, there will come a fine day of nectar (falling from the sky) — literal