jpdb beta

asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible

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constructive

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

1

detour; diversion

1

this much; this amount

3

timewise; temporal; chronal

2

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

1

conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"

1

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

3

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

2

to run up to

1

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

1

to talk; to carry meaning

2

Oscar; Academy Award

2

honor; honour; credit; prestige

5

rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy

1

hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined

2

showing one's face in public; facing another person

3

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

1

to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous

1

the n-th

1

solution; way out

1

short pause; short interval

1

to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

1

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

11

return; coming back

3

to abide one's shame

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

2

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

5

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

1

the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings

2

scenery; scene; landscape

9

in accordance with; according to

8

aroma; class; style; aromatherapy

1

blunder; bungle; gaffe

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

2

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

2

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

2

to cause someone to worry

1

as one promised

1

suspicious-looking; fishy

2

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

3

testimony; (verbal) evidence

1

to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit

1

taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

4

innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

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