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欲
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greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice; wants
Examples
彼は欲の少ない人だ。
He is a man of few wants.
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wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
Examples
私は鉛筆をけずるナイフがほしい。
I want a knife to sharpen my pencil with.
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Word usually written using kana alone; Auxiliary adjective; After the -te form of a verb
I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
Examples
この書類をそれぞれ2部ずつコピーしてほしいんだが。
I'd like two copies of each of these documents.
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Suru verb - special class
to want; to desire
Examples
それを欲するのは私の中の獣性だ。
It's the animal in me that wants it.
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desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
Examples
彼女の医者になりたいと言う欲求が彼女を駆り立てた。
Her desire to be a doctor spurred her on.
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greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
Examples
持てば持つほど、欲張りになる。
The more you have, the more you want.
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as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
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to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
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欲張っても食べきれないよ。
Your eyes are bigger than your stomach.
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to be greedy; to covet
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そんなに欲をかいていると、虻蜂取らずになっちゃうよ。
Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.
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to be blinded by greed
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欲に目がくらんで判断力が無くなったらしい。
Greed seems to have blinded his good judgement.
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carrying out mercenary deeds; having a mercenary attitude; calculating
