a seed / a pit or stone in a fruit / a gamete (reproductive cell such as a spermatozoan or egg) / a lineage, bloodline / an origin, cause / the materials or ingredients from which something is made

germinate

germination

(informal) Alternative form of 待って (matte, “continuative of 待つ (matsu)”)

(sumo) time out

(sumo) false start; failed or mistimed attempt to start a match / (sumo) time-out; short break in the match / (game of Go, shogi, chess) takeback; withdrawal of the previous move / pause; suspension

to wait (for)

Sorry to have kept you waiting; thank you for waiting

seed / plant, sow / class, kind, variety / (taxonomy) species

a seed / a kind, type, sort, class, or category / (taxonomy) a species