covet / indulge

to be greedy for something, to crave something / to covet something / (in compound verbs) to do something greedily or hungrily

coveting high rank

涸れる: to dry up / 枯れる: of a plant: to wither; to wilt; to die / 枯れる, 嗄れる: of one's voice: to become husky; to become hoarse

dead, dried leaf

novel, story, fiction

柞: / 椅子: chair

泥酔: extremely drunk / 泥水: muddy water

泥酔: get extremely drunk

異数: exceptional