also: すいえん · すいせん
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Strong, often envious longing for something desirable. Commonly used in the phrase 垂涎の的 (an object of envy/desire).
彼の新車は同僚たちの垂涎の的だ。
His new car is the object of his colleagues' envy.
美
Dishes that would make any gourmet's mouth water were lined up.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
drooling; watering at the mouth
Original literal meaning; now mostly used in literary or figurative contexts. In everyday speech, よだれが出る or 涎が出る are more common for physical drooling.
その料理の香りに思わず垂涎した。
The aroma of the dish made me drool involuntarily.