望

Common noun

what one desires; what one hopes for

As a response to a provocation

suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on; make my day

to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

as one had hoped; as one wishes

wishful thinking

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

long-awaited

earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering

aiming too high

longing for; burning desire

school of one's (first, second) choice

aspiration; ambition

unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations

faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)

view; vista; panorama; outlook; prospect

seeing at a distance

candidate; applicant

confidence; popularity

Oft. as 将来を嘱望される

having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on

wishful

vista; distant view

promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock

promising person; person with good prospects

watchtower; observation tower; lookout

(indoor) observation deck; observation room; observatory

feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay

fame; popularity; reputation