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贅
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Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
luxury; extravagance
Examples
ジョンソンさんは蓄えてきたお金で退職してからもぜいたくに暮らせるだろう。
With the money Mr Johnson had saved, he would be able to live high on the hog when he retired.
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Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
to live in luxury; to indulge oneself
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Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Usu. as 贅沢に
lavish (use of something); abundant; copious; wasteful
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Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun
excessive (e.g. demands, expectations)
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luxury item; luxury goods
Examples
アメリカでは自動車は必需品であり贅沢品ではない。
In the United States the automobile is a necessity and not a luxury.
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Idiomatic expression
to ask for too much; to expect too much
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indulging in every possible luxury
Examples
長いこと贅沢三昧に暮らしていた彼らが、今になって何もない質素な生活に耐えるなんてとても無理な話だ。
They lived high on the hog for so long, and now they can't adjust to a simple life without luxuries.
贅沢を言えばきりがない贅沢を言えばキリがない贅沢を言えば切りがないぜいたくをいえばきりがない (贅沢を言えばきりがない／贅沢を言えば切りがない)ぜいたくをいえばキリがない (贅沢を言えばキリがない)Expression
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one can never be completely satisfied
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to spare no expense; to live extravagantly; to indulge in the utmost luxury