One who longs for death is miserable, but more miserable is he who fears it.
死に憧れる者は惨めであるが、死を恐れる者はさらに惨めである。
He thought of them yearning for fame.
彼は彼らが名声に憧れていると思った。
She adores him.
彼女は彼に憧れている。
When I was in my first years of grade school, my father taught me a haiku and I longed to be a poet. On my Tanabata wish, I also wrote "Please make me a poet". Thirty years have passed and my wish has been granted. I am without doubt an invalid.