Expectation
Expect, Anticipate
noun, verbal noun
For a period of time you have to wait. During this waiting period, you are expecting or anticipating something to happen. Waiting, expecting, waiting, expecting...
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.
期待をする
to have expectations
期待をかける
to hang one's hopes on something
期待を持つ
to have expectations
期待が持てる
can have expectations
期待が外れる
to be disappointed
期待が高まる
rising expectations
期待にそぐわない
to fail to meet expectations
期待に反する
to disappoint
期待にこたえる
to live up to expectations
お客さまの期待
guest's expectations
国民の期待
citizen's expectations
親の期待
parent's expectations
期待度
level of expectations
期待通り
just as expected
期待大
very high expectations
あの大学院生には、もっと期待してたのに。
I expected more from the grad student.
この前わざわざ日本からとりよせた新しいおやつは期待外れでした。
The new snack that I bought and had sent all the way from Japan the other day was not as good as I anticipated.
ウォール・ストリートは常にトップレベルの人材を求めていますが、コウイチならきっとそこでも期待に応えられると思います。
Wall Street always needs top-level talent and I’m pretty sure that Koichi will be able to live up to those expectations.