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待ち受ける[まちうける] (machiukeru)

await; wait for

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Meaning

待ち受ける (まちうける, machiukeru) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “await; wait for”.

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Example sentences 11

この先さき何なにが待ち受まちうけているか不安ふあんです

I am uneasy about what awaits us along the way.

恐おそろしい運命うんめいが彼かれを待ち受まちうけていた。

A terrible fate awaited him.

どの進路しんろを選えらんでも危険きけんが待ち受まちうけている。

Whichever way we choose will involve danger.

ハルウララを待ち受ける特別なレースがある。

There is a special race awaiting Haruurara.

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