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待ちかまえる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
待ち構える
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Reading : まちかまえる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to lie in wait; to be on the watch for
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 83,579 which gives a rank of 9,264
待ち構える is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 163,000 (about 478,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 21 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
わたし
さいご
最後
チャンス
かま
えた

I watched for the last chance.
かれ
うつ
なって
しんにゅうしゃ
侵入者
ちかまえた

He lay prostrate, ready to ambush the invaders.
わたし
たち
とうちゃく
到着
する
いっぱい
ちそう
馳走
ちかまえていました

We arrived to find a huge meal ready for us.
待ちかまえる
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Reading : まちかまえる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 234,000 (about 59,400 results)
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まちかまえる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 255,000 (about 2,560 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 21 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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タイ   ま to wait   
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step
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
コウ   かまえる to build, set up, get ready   かま to mind, to care about   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
a well again
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セイ   ショウ   い a well   
サイ   サ   ふたた again   
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