欲望
よくぼう
desire; appetite; lust
JLPT N1 Common word Intermediate Japanese L13
Meanings
Noun
desire; appetite; lust
Example sentences
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Don't confuse desire with love.
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Lust denies need.
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Don't confuse love and desire.
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There is no limit to human desire.
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His desires are incompatible with his income.
More examples (7)
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She had an unnatural desire for money.
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The more we have, the greater our desire will be.
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The richer he became, the more he wanted.
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He couldn't overcome the desire for another cigarette.
鳥のように思いのままに空を飛びたいという欲望が、飛行機の発明につながった。
The desire to fly in the sky like a bird inspired the invention of the airplane.
人生とは、病人が寝台を変えたという欲望に取り憑かれている、一個の病院である。
Life is merely a hospital where patients are possessed with the desire to change beds.
制御さえなければ、これらの力は危険と破壊をもたらすかもしれないが、ひとたび完全に支配されたならば、それらは人間の意志と欲望に従わせることができる。
Uncontrolled, these forces may be dangerous and destructive, but once mastered they can be bent to man's will and desire.