n. (Hira=きたい) expectation, anticipation, longing or waiting for; biding; suspense; reliance, resort; promise

v. (Hira=きたいする) expect, hope; await, wait; rely, depend; recline; calculate, gauge, figure; contemplate

n. (Trad=期待, Pinyin=qi2 dai4) expectance, expectancy

v. (Trad=期待, Pinyin=qi1 dai4) look forward to, await, expect

n. (Simp=期待, Pinyin=qi2 dai4) expectance, expectancy

v. (Simp=期待, Pinyin=qi1 dai4) look forward to, await, expect

(1) a woman who takes a child dancer around to perform
(2) the person in charge of music for a shaman's exorcism rite

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[期待] expectation; anticipation

[期待-] expect; look forward to; look for; look to (a person) for; anticipate; count on; reckon on [upon]