How to say wish in Japanese

望み^★【のぞみnozomi】: noun:
wish; desire; hope
prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

Example Sentences

日本nippon へhe 行けike たらtara いいii のにnoni。: I wish I could go to Japan.
もっとmotto 成績seiseki をwo 気ki にni かけkake られれrarere ばba いいii のno だda けれどkeredo、でもdemo それsore はha 自分jibun のno 人生jinsei のno あるaru 点ten においてnioite 成績seiseki はha そんなにsonnani 重要juuyou でde はha ないnai とto 分かっwaka たta からkara なna のno さsa。: I wish I could care more about my grades but it seems that, at a certain point of my life, I decided they wouldn't be so important anymore.
傍目八目hatame八moku というtoiu 言葉kotoba がga あるaru ようにyouni 一度ichido 協会kyoukai からkara 離れてhanarete、日本nippon サッカーSAKKAA をwo みてmite 頂きitadaki たいtai。: Like the saying that things are seen clearest from outside I wish he'd leave the association for a time and take a look at Japanese soccer.
何かnanika いいii ことkoto ないnai かなkana。: I wish something nice would happen.
むやみにmuyamini 自殺jisatsu をwo 否定hitei しようshiyou とto はha 思いませんomoimasen がga、親oya がga 子どもkodomo をwo 道連れにするmichizurenisuru のno はha ぜったいにzettaini やめてyamete ほしいhoshii、とto 思いますomoimasu。: I don't intend to flatly reject suicide, but I really wish parents would not make their children join in with them.

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