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負け
まけ
Common word
N3
Nouns
defeat; loss; losing · failing to live up to · discount; loss on a sale
負担
ふたん
Common word
N2
Nouns
burden; load; responsibility · bearing; shouldering
勝負
しょうぶ
Common word
N2
Nouns
victory or defeat; outcome · match; contest; game; bout
負う
おう
Common word
N2
Verbs
carry on one's back; bear; shoulder · take responsibility for; assume; bear a burden; be burdened with · suffer an injury; sustain damage; incur a loss · owe; be indebted to · have behind one; be backed by
負ける
まける
Common word
N5
Verbs
lose; be defeated; be beaten · give in; yield; succumb · be inferior; be outdone; be second · get a rash; come out in a rash · reduce the price; give a discount; throw in for free
負傷
ふしょう
Common word
N2
Nouns
injury; wound
背負う
せおう
Common word
N2
Verbs
carry on one's back · be burdened with; take responsibility for · have in the background; be backed by · be conceited; think highly of oneself
負荷
ふか
Common word
Nouns
burden; imposition; bearing · load; stress; workload · stress testing; provocative testing
負
ふ
Common word
Nouns
negative; minus
負債
ふさい
Common word
N1
Nouns
debt; liabilities
請負
うけおい
Common word
Nouns
contract; contracting; undertaking
自負
じふ
Common word
Nouns
pride; self-confidence
負かす
まかす
Common word
N2
Verbs
defeat; beat
負け犬
まけいぬ
Common word
Nouns
loser; underdog; failure · unmarried and childless older woman
勝ち負け
かちまけ
Common word
Nouns
victory or defeat; winning and losing
負けず嫌い
まけずぎらい
N1
な-adjectives
hates losing; competitive; sore loser
顔負け
かおまけ
Common word
Nouns
put to shame; outshone; eclipsed
請け負う
うけおう
Common word
Verbs
contract to do; undertake; take on (work) · take responsibility for; be liable for
抱負
ほうふ
Common word
Nouns
aspiration; ambition; resolution
負い目
おいめ
Common word
Nouns
feeling of indebtedness; sense of obligation
負わす
おわす
Verbs
impose; inflict; burden with
請負人
うけおいにん
Nouns
contractor
負け惜しみ
まけおしみ
Nouns
poor loser; sour grapes; unwillingness to admit defeat
負け越し
まけこし
Common word
Nouns
more losses than wins; losing record
気負う
きおう
Verbs
get worked up; be overly eager; rouse oneself
負け戦
まけいくさ
Nouns
losing a battle; lost battle · battle one cannot win; unwinnable battle
根負け
こんまけ
Nouns
being outlasted; giving in from exhaustion; running out of patience
まかる
Verbs
be able to get a discount; be reducible in price
勝負事
しょうぶごと
Nouns
gambling; competition; game of chance
気負い
きおい
Common word
Nouns
eagerness; enthusiasm; fighting spirit
名前負け
なまえまけ
Nouns
failing to live up to one's name; being outshone by one's name
手負い
ておい
Other
wounded; injured
負けん気
まけんき
Nouns
competitive spirit; aversion to losing
力負け
ちからまけ
Nouns
losing due to being overmatched; defeat by a stronger opponent · losing by overexertion; defeat from trying too hard
正負
せいふ
Nouns
positive and negative (numbers); plus and minus (signs) · positive and negative (poles); plus and minus (poles)
背負い投げ
せおいなげ
Nouns
shoulder throw; seoi nage
出たとこ勝負
でたとこしょうぶ
Expressions
leaving it to chance; playing it by ear; taking things as they come
負託
ふたく
Nouns
entrusting with a responsibility; mandate; charge
背負い込む
しょいこむ
Verbs
carry on one's back · take on a burden; shoulder (responsibilities, debts)
一人負け
ひとりまけ
Nouns
being the only loser; losing by oneself
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