負

being too clever (for one's own good); getting done in by one's own cleverness

joint and several liability; each individual being responsible for the payment of his share of the purchase price, expense, etc.

Computing

communication load

ultrahigh load-carrying capacity; ultrahigh load capacity

complete defeat; losing all matches

peak-load station; peaking power plant; peaker plant

excellent match; unforgettable match; great contest; enthralling game

portion of a plot of land that is a private road

environmental burden reduction; environmental impact reduction

multi-game competition; best-of-X series

expenses being higher than profits

Polluter Pays Principle; PPP

Computing

technical debt (implied cost of additional rework caused by choosing an initial limited solution); design debt; code debt

Computing

system work load level

net international investment position

Sphaerium japonicum (species of fingernail clam)

Chinese pond mussel (Sinanodonta woodiana)

Proverb

might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong; if you win you are the loyalist army, if you lose you are the rebel army

oral glucose tolerance test; OGTT

Proverb

in victory, remember your humility; in defeat, remember your fighting spirit

Idiomatic expression

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

Law

Act on Entrepreneurs' Bearing of the Cost of Public Pollution Control Works

National Government Defrayment Act for Reconstruction of Disaster-Stricken Public Facilities

Historical term

female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts