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北
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Intransitive verb
to lose; to be defeated
Examples
３対０で彼には負けています。
He's beating me, three to zip.
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負ける only; Intransitive verb
to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield
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負ける only; Intransitive verb
to be inferior to
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負ける only; Intransitive verb
to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
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負ける only; Transitive verb
to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free
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defeat; loss; reverse; setback
Examples
彼は、自分のお気に入りのコーラス・ガールが、ほかの男と結婚した時、敗北を認めた。
He threw in the towel in defeat when his favorite chorus girl married another man.
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north-east
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とうほく only
Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Examples
台風は東北地方を横断するかもしれない。
The typhoon may cross the Tohoku district.
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north and south; north to south
Examples
日本は南北に長い国です。
Japan is a very long country from north to south.
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Abbreviation
South Korea and North Korea
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northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
Examples
その町は日本の最北端に位置する。
The town is located in the extreme north of Japan.