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欲
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worldly desires; materialistic desires
Examples
人間の物欲はその収入が増すにつれて大きくなる。
Men's wants become greater in proportion to the increase in their income.
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unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
Examples
大欲は無欲に似たり。
Grasp all, lose all.
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thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
Examples
彼は知識欲が旺盛である。
He is in a rage to know.
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keen; eager; enthusiastic; motivated; determined; positive; ambitious
Examples
彼の次の制作は非常に意欲的なミュージカルだった。
His next production was a very ambitious musical.
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abstinence; self-denial; celibacy; asceticism; abnegation
Examples
彼は僧侶に近い禁欲生活をしている。
He practices austerities almost like a monk.
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passion; sexual desire; lust
Examples
大学生の時、有理子が愛欲に身を委ねた。
When she was at university, Yuriko abandoned herself to sexual passion.
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Buddhism
attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)