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► 形容動詞
好き  [(2)すき]    meaning:  like  rank: 1
☆ は好きながいるが、誘う勇気ない ⇨ He has a girl he likes, but doesn’t have the guts to ask her out
☆ が好きな ⇨ The color I like

好き  [(2)すき]  [大好き]  [coll]    meaning:  love  rank: 1
☆ はおさんが大好きだ (だいすき) ⇨ I love my mom  (☛ In conversation 大好き is used instead of 愛する)
☆ 大好きだ (だいすき) ⇨ I love spicy food  (☛ In conversation 大好き is used instead of 愛する)

好き  [(2)すき]    meaning:  want  rank: 1
☆ 好きなようにすればい ⇨ Do as you wish
☆ 好きなてもいいよ ⇨ You can come visit me whenever you want
☆ 糖尿病で好きなようにべられない ⇨ He cannot eat what he wants because of his diabetes

► 接尾辞
好き  [ずき]    meaning:  like  rank: 3
☆ 女好きだ ⇨ He likes women. He is a womanizer


More examples:
  • 大好きなおさん ⇨ The mom I like so much, love
  • はどのキャラクターが好きなんですか? ⇨ Which character do you like?
  • 女好きだ ⇨ He loves women, is a womanizer
  • あいつがマジで好きになった ⇨ I seriously fell in love with her
  • でも未だのこと好きなんでしょ? ⇨ But you still love him, don’t you?
  • 音楽ならジャズが好きだ ⇨ I like jazz when it comes to music
  • が好きになり、中年邪魔になった ⇨ He fell in love with a younger woman, and wants to get rid of his middle-aged wife
  • 猥談が好きだ ⇨ He likes sex talks, obscene jokes
  • は好きなでもじもじして出来なかった ⇨ He was too shy in front of the girl he liked and couldn’t talk
  • 笑顔大好きだ ⇨ I love your smile
  • いくら子供好きでも一日中子供相手をするのはれる ⇨ Even when you love kids, it is tiring to deal with them all day
  • 知識をひけらかすのが好きだ ⇨ He likes to show off his knowledge
  • アクション映画が好きだ ⇨ He likes action movies
  • 遠慮しないで好きなだけさい ⇨ Don’t worry about manners and eat as much as you’d like
  • うちの子供ゲームぬほど好きだ ⇨ My kid loves games to death. My kid might die without games