YOU SAID:
He wanted not just association with the glittering things, but to have the glittering things.
INTO JAPANESE
彼はきらびやかなものとの関連だけでなく、きらびやかなものを持ちたいと思っていました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He wanted to have something glittering, not just related to glittering things.
INTO JAPANESE
彼はただきらめくものに関連するだけでなく、きらびやかなものを持ちたかったのです。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He wanted to have something glittering, not just related to glittering things.
You've done this before, haven't you.