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- instinct
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- instinct
This refers to an inherent, automatic response or behavior that an organism possesses, often used to describe behaviors that occur without conscious thought.
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ほんのう本能にしたがう従うto follow one's instinctsほんのうてき本能的なはんのう反応instinctive reactionせいぞんほんのう生存本能survival instinctほんのう本能をもつ持つto have instinctsほんのうてき本能的なこうどう行動instinctive behaviorどうぶつ動物のほんのう本能animal instinctほんのうてき本能的にかんじる感じるto feel instinctivelyほんのう本能にもとづく基づくbased on instinctほんのうてき本能的なよっきゅう欲求instinctual desireほんのう本能がはたらく働くto have one's instincts at work
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All forms of life have an instinctive urge to survive.
Laughter is a human instinct, and when it comes to instinct, cultural barriers don't exist.
10. ほとんどどのせいぶつ生物にもあるもっとも最もほんのうてき本能的なこうどう行動がこ子をまもる守ることであり、にんげん人間にかんしては関してはこうしたこうどう行動はいっしょう一生つづく続くのである。
The most instinctive act of nearly every creature is to protect its young, and with humans, this response persists for a lifetime.
In making a decision, I rely not on logic but on instinct.
The economist instinctively anticipated the current depression.
It cannot plausibly be argued that behaviour of such complexity derives entirely from instinct.
That is to say, a language is something that we learn and are taught, not something that we know by instinct.
When you rely on the team too much, it may reduce your individual competitive instincts.