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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

志望(しぼう)wish, desire, ambition

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      wish, desire, ambition, choice

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    志望 【しぼう】

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      志望(しぼう)する高校(こうこう)合格(ごうかく)するために勉強(べんきょう)をする。

      I study in order to pass the high school I desire to attend. {wish, desire, ambition}

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      面接(めんせつ)(かん):「当社(とうしゃ)志望(しぼう)する理由(りゆう)(なん)ですか?」

      Interviewer: "What is your ambition or desire to join our company?" {wish, desire, ambition}

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      (ぼく)は、小説(しょうせつ)()志望(しぼう)する生徒(せいと)読書(どくしょ)沢山(たくさん)させています。

      I am making students who wish to become novelists read a lot. {wish, desire, ambition}

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      画家(がか)志望(しぼう)するあの学生(がくせい)は、普段(ふだん)からよく(もの)(ひと)観察(かんさつ)しています。

      That student who has the ambition to become a painter often observes objects and people in everyday life. {wish, desire, ambition}

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      先生(せんせい):「小学生(しょうがくせい)(ころ)から外交(がいこう)(かん)志望(しぼう)するとは…!なんて(きみ)立派(りっぱ)なんだ!」

      Teacher: "You've had the ambition to become a diplomat since elementary school...! How admirable you are!" {wish, desire, ambition}

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