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Zach

待ち惚け

待ちぼうけ

Reading

Kana: まちぼうけ
Romaji: machibouke
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Definition

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waiting in vain

Kanji

Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on
Readings: コツ、 ほけ.る、 ぼ.ける、 ほ.れる
Meanings: fall in love with, admire, grow senile

Example Sentences

(かれ)はポールがまちぼうけをくわせたのだと(さと)った。
➥He realized Paul had stood him up.
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ジムは映画(えいが)()約束(やくそく)をしたガールフレンドに()ちぼうけをくわされ、(あめ)(なか)(いち)時間(じかん)()たされて(あたま)にきている。
➥Jim's angry because his date for the movie stood him up and he wasted an hour waiting for her in the rain.
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