翹ぎょう望ぼう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

looking forward to; awaiting with hope

Formal, literary word expressing earnest anticipation. Rare in everyday speech; more common in written or elevated contexts.

• 春はるの訪おとずれを翹ぎょう望ぼうする。

  I look forward eagerly to the arrival of spring.

• 彼かれは合ごう格かく通つう知ちを翹ぎょう望ぼうしている。

  He is anxiously awaiting the acceptance letter.