想う has connotations of heart-felt

to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon

to think (of doing); to plan (to do)

to judge; to assess; to regard

to imagine; to suppose; to dream

to expect; to look forward to

to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want

to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love

to recall; to remember

thought

imagination; mind; heart

desire; wish; hope; expectation

E.g. ａ思いのｂ for 'b who loves a'

love; affection

feelings; emotion; sentiment; experience

imagination; supposition; guess

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

memories; recollections; reminiscence

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

ideal; ideals

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation

delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy