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勝ちに不思議の勝ちあり、負けに不思議の負けなしかちにふしぎのかちあり、まけにふしぎのまけなしExpressionsthere may be mysterious wins, but there are no mysterious losses
勝てば官軍、負ければ賊軍かてばかんぐん、まければぞくぐんExpressionsmight is right; history is written by the victors
勝つも負けるも時の運かつもまけるもときのうんExpressionsvictory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
勝って驕らず負けて腐らずかっておごらずまけてくさらずExpressionsin victory, remember your humility; in defeat, remember your fighting spirit
当たり負けあたりまけExpressionsloss of momentum on impact; getting knocked aside
掛かり負けかかりまけExpressionsexpenses exceeding profits; operating at a loss
相撲に勝って勝負に負けるすもうにかってしょうぶにまけるExpressionswin the battle but lose the war; fail at the last moment despite an advantage
誘惑に負けるゆうわくにまけるExpressionsyield to temptation; succumb
負けないくらいまけないくらいExpressionsas much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
負けないぐらいまけないぐらいExpressionsas much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
負けに不思議の負けなしまけにふしぎのまけなしExpressionsthere are no mysterious losses; defeat always has a reason
負けるが勝ちまけるがかちExpressionslosing is winning; sometimes you have to lose to win; he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day
負け投手になるまけとうしゅになるExpressionsto become the losing pitcher; to take the loss