► 成句
垂涎 [すいぜん] [垂涎の的] meaning: desire rank: 4
☆ この壺は収集家の垂涎の的だ ⇨ This pot is an object of desire for the collectors (☛ Literally “object of drooling over”)
► 名詞
欲 [(2)よく] meaning: desire rank: 2
☆ 食欲 ⇨ A desire to eat. Appetite
欲望 [よくぼう] [liter] meaning: desire rank: 2
☆ 人間の欲望には限りが無い ⇨ Human desires are limitless (☛ Desire for more)
欲求 [よっきゅう] [liter] meaning: desire rank: 2
☆ 性的欲求不満 ⇨ Frustrated sexual desire. Sexual frustration
☆ 愛される欲求 ⇨ The desire to be loved
願望 [がんぼう] [liter] meaning: desire rank: 3
☆ 自殺願望 ⇨ Suicide wish (☛ A specific desire to be or do something)
煩悩 [ぼんのう] meaning: desire rank: 3
☆ 煩悩の無い人はいない ⇨ There is nobody who has no earthly desires (☛ Earthly desires like greed, possession, lust, etc.)
涎物 [よだれもの] [よだれもん] [coll] [peer] meaning: desire rank: 4
☆ このサイン入りボールはファンには涎物だ ⇨ This autographed ball is an object of desire for the fans (☛ Something to drool over. もん is a colloquial form of もの)
► 形容動詞
無欲 [(1)むよく] meaning: desire rank: 3
☆ 無欲で試合に望んだのが良かった ⇨ It proved good that we entered the game without thinking we needed to win (☛ Literally “no greed”. Always positive)