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► 成句
  [(2)よく]  [欲の皮が突っ張る]    meaning:  greed  rank: 2
☆ は欲の突っ張っている ⇨ He has his greed skin stretched out. He is very greedy

► 名詞
  [(2)よく]    meaning:  ambition  rank: 2
☆ は欲がぎて仕事出世しない ⇨ He doesn’t get ahead at work because he has too little ambition

  [(2)よく]    meaning:  desire  rank: 2
☆ 食欲 ⇨ A desire to eat. Appetite

  [(2)よく]    meaning:  greed  rank: 2
☆ 欲が ⇨ A person with deep desire. A greedy person
☆ 欲に眩ん政治家 ⇨ A politician blinded by greed


More examples:
  • 食欲の ⇨ Autumn for appetite
  • には世界舞台いっ切り暴れて欲しい ⇨ I want him to make big splashes on the world stage
  • 最近食欲不振いている ⇨ I’ve been having a decreased, haven’t had much, appetite lately
  • 無欲で試合望んだのがかった ⇨ It proved good that we entered the game without thinking we needed to win
  • 性的欲求不満 ⇨ Frustrated sexual desire. Sexual frustration
  • にも欲しくない ⇨ I don’t want anything in particular
  • 愛欲の世界 ⇨ The world of lust
  • しい知識を貪欲に吸収した ⇨ He absorbed new knowledge insatiably
  • 人生時には欲張らなくてはいけない ⇨ In life sometimes you have to be greedy
  • 強欲なのは人間しいだ ⇨ Greediness is a sad nature of humans
  • いい加減にして欲しいわよね ⇨ I’m really fed up
  • 人生干渉しないで欲しい ⇨ I don’t want you interfere with my life
  • あんなも欲しい ⇨ I want a house like that
  • 人間は強欲な動物である ⇨ Humans are greedy animals
  • 出来れば今すぐ欲しいんですが ⇨ I want it right now if it is possible