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.