► 動詞
憧れる [あこがれる] meaning: dream rank: 1
☆ 彼女は芸能界に憧れている ⇨ She is dreaming about the entertainment business
夢見る [(3)ゆめみる] [liter] meaning: dream rank: 3
☆ 夢見る乙女 ⇨ A dreamy, starry-eyed, young girl (☛ Usually only refers to dream as wish. Dream in sleep is 夢を見る)
☆ 彼女はオリンピックで金メダルを取ることを夢見ている ⇨ She’s dreaming about winning a gold medal in the Olympics (☛ Usually only refers to dream as wish. Dream in sleep is 夢を見る)
► 成句
餅 [(2)もち] [絵に描いた餅] meaning: dream rank: 3
☆ それは絵に描いた餅だ (えにかいた) ⇨ That is just a mochi cake in a painting, a pie in the sky
► 名詞
夢 [(2)ゆめ] meaning: dream rank: 1
☆ 彼は野球選手になるのが夢だ ⇨ His dream is to be a baseball player
夢 [(2)ゆめ] [夢を見る] meaning: dream rank: 1
☆ 昨晩変な夢を見た ⇨ Last night I had a weird dream
憧れ [あこがれ] meaning: dream rank: 2
☆ 彼女は僕の憧れの人だ ⇨ She’s my dream woman
憧れ [あこがれ] [憧れの的] meaning: dream rank: 2
☆ 宝塚歌劇団は多くの日本の女の子達の憧れの的だ ⇨ The Takarazuka Revue is a dream for many Japanese girls
正夢 [まさゆめ] meaning: dream rank: 4
☆ その夢は正夢だった ⇨ That dream became a reality (☛ Not the same with English “dream came true”. Rather a dream you see in your sleep becomes a reality, either good or bad)
浪漫 [(1)ろまん] meaning: dream rank: 4
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