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負ける まける N4

  1. to be beaten; to be defeated; to lose
  2. to be overcome (with); to give in (to); to give way; to succumb; to surrender; to yield
  3. to be inferior (to); to be outdone (by); to be second (to)
  4. to come out in a rash; to get a rash (from)
  5. to give a discount; to reduce the price; to throw in (something extra) for free

負けるが勝ち まけるがかち

  1. he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; losing is winning; sometimes you have to lose to win

誘惑に負ける ゆうわくにまける

  1. to succumb; to yield to temptation

押し負ける おしまける

  1. to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition

言い負ける いいまける

  1. to be talked down; to lose a quarrel; to lose an argument

打ち負ける うちまける

  1. to be defeated

競り負ける せりまける

  1. to lose a closely fought contest

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

  1. to fail at the last moment; to have the upper hand in sumo (technique) but lose the match; to ultimately fail despite being in a favourable position; to win the battle but lose the war

勝つも負けるも時の運 かつもまけるもときのうん

  1. victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck

ころり ころり

  1. easily; effortlessly; suddenly; utterly
  2. changing completely
  3. plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
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