| 当て | [あて, ate] (n) (1) aim; object; purpose; end; (2) expectations; prospects; hopes; (3) something that can be relied upon; (n-suf) (4) pad; guard; (n-suf, n-pref) (5) blow; strike; (P) #6,421 [Add to Longdo] |
| 望み | [のぞみ, nozomi] (n) (1) wish; desire; hope; (2) prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes; (P) #10,516 [Add to Longdo] |
| 本意 | [ほんい;ほい, hon'i ; hoi] (n) one's real intent; one's real motive; one's real hopes; one's original purpose #19,254 [Add to Longdo] |
| 期待をかける;期待を掛ける | [きたいをかける, kitaiwokakeru] (exp, v1) to hang one's hopes on; to expect from [Add to Longdo] |
| 期待を寄せる | [きたいをよせる, kitaiwoyoseru] (exp, v1) (often ...に期待を...) to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up [Add to Longdo] |
| 気を持たす | [きをもたす, kiwomotasu] (exp, v5s) to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes [Add to Longdo] |
| 気を持たせる | [きをもたせる, kiwomotaseru] (exp, v1) to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes [Add to Longdo] |
| 吸い上げる;吸上げる | [すいあげる, suiageru] (v1, vt) (1) to suck up; to pump up; to draw up; to absorb; to extract; (2) to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; (3) to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc. [Add to Longdo] |
| 止まない;已まない | [やまない, yamanai] (exp, aux-adj) (1) (uk) (See 止む) (after the -te form of a verb) always; forever; (2) very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires) [Add to Longdo] |
| 嘱望(P);属望 | [しょくぼう, shokubou] (n, vs) (having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
