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望む, のぞむ
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for
2. to expect (of someone), to look forward to
3. to see, to command (a view of), to overlook
私の望むのは安らぎと静けさだけです。
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待ち望む, まちのぞむ
Godan verb, Transitive
to wait eagerly for, to look forward to
これを待ち望んでいました。
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望むところ, 望む所, のぞむところ
Expression
1. what one desires, what one hopes for
as a response to a provocation
2. suits me well, could ask for nothing better, bring it on, make my day
隴を得て蜀を望む, ろうをえてしょくをのぞむ
Expression, Godan verb, Idiomatic expression
never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more, giving someone an inch and having them take a mile, taking Gansu only to want Sichuan