Hope

"Hope" in Japanese

希望

kibō

(belief that something wished for can happen)

希望

kibō

(person or thing that is a source of hope)

期待

kitai

(belief that something wished for can happen)

願望

ganbō

(person or thing that is a source of hope)

希望する

kibō suru

(to want something to happen, with expectation that it might)

望む

nozomu

(to want something to happen, with expectation that it might)

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