Results, expectations
- 当て☆【あて】宛☆・宛て
noun:
- aim; object; purpose; end
- expectations; prospects; hopes
- something that can be relied upon
- snack served with alcoholic drink - Kansai dialect
suffix noun:
- pad; guard
suffix noun / prefix noun:
- blow; strike
suffix:
- addressed to [宛・宛て]
- per - also written as 充て - usually written using kana alone
ここにあなたあての手紙が何通かあります。 Here are some letters for you.
あの人達の助力はあてにできないよ。 You can't count on their help.
まず、市長あてに、請願書を提出して、署名運動をしています。 First, we will present a petition to the mayor and collect signatures.
- 想定外【そうていがい】
~の noun / noun:
- beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
- 期待に沿う【きたいにそう】期待にそう・期待に添う Inflection
expression / godan ~う verb:
- to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
- 期待に応える【きたいにこたえる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
- 思いがけない☆【おもいがけない】思い掛けない・思い掛け無い Inflection
adjective:
- unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
宝石は思いがけない場所で見つかった。 The jewel was found in an unlikely place.
- 存外【ぞんがい】 Inflection
adjectival noun / ~の noun / adverbial noun / noun:
- beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
- 希望に添う【きぼうにそう】希望に沿う・希望にそう Inflection
expression / godan ~う verb:
- to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
- 思いもかけない【おもいもかけない】思いも掛けない Inflection
expression / adjective:
- unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen ➜ 思いがけない
- 聞きしに勝る【ききしにまさる】聞きしにまさる
expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:
- exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
Kanji
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