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N1 Expression
無い物ねだり
asking for the moon, asking for too much
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無い物ねだりをするのは時間の無駄だ。
Asking for the moon is a waste of time. {asking for the moon, asking for too much}
子供が無い物ねだりをするので呆れています。
I'm exasperated because the child is asking for the moon. {asking for the moon, asking for too much}
不可能なものを手に入れたいと願うのは無い物ねだりだ。
Wishing for something impossible is like asking for the moon. {asking for the moon, asking for too much}
子供ならまだしも、大人が無い物ねだりをするなんてみっともない。
It's unseemly for adults to ask for things they can't have, much less for children. It's like they're asking for the moon. {asking for the moon, asking for too much}
両親に向かって無い物ねだりをするとは…彼はなんて諦めが悪いのでしょう。
Asking for the moon from his parents… He surely doesn't know when to quit. {asking for the moon, asking for too much}