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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