Meanings
Readings
Common Words
to lose
to miss (a chance, opportunity)
to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of
to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more
to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
discourtesy; impoliteness
Expressions
excuse me; goodbye
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
to leave
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
to be rude
failure; mistake; blunder
to lose (something)
to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove; to eradicate; to abolish
to lose sight of; to miss
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
disappointment; despair
Idiomatic expression
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
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