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N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

欲張(よくば)to covet, to lust for

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

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      to be greedy, to be avaricious, to want badly, to desire intensely, to covet

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    欲張る 【よくばる】

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      欲張(よくば)って()()ぎてお(なか)(いた)くなった。

      I got greedy, ate too much, and now my stomach hurts.

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      観光(かんこう)()では、欲張(よくば)ってあちこち見物(けんぶつ)してしまう。

      At tourist spots, I always try to see everything and end up overdoing it.

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      子供(こども)があれも()しいこれも()しいと欲張(よくば)っています。

      That kid keeps saying, 'I want this, I want that!' They're being really greedy.

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      (ちち)息子(むすこ)に:「あまり欲張(よくば)らない(ほう)がいいぞ。(つね)謙虚(けんきょ)でありなさい。」

      Father to his son: 'You shouldn't be too greedy. Always stay humble.'

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      (なん)でもかんでも()()んだこの企画(きかく)(すこ)欲張(よくば)った結果(けっか)出来(でき)たものである。

      This project ended up crammed with everything because we got a little too ambitious.

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