待ち構える

verb (ichidan)まちかまえる · machikamaeru

1. Englishto lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

   • 私は最後のチャンスを待ち構えた。I watched for the last chance.

Source: JMdict (EDRDG) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG)