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N1 Noun

()()しみpoor loser, make excuses, unwilling to admit defeat, sour grapes

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    1. Noun

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      being a poor loser, unwillingness to admit defeat, sour grapes

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    負け惜しみ 【まけおしみ】

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      ()()しみ()うのはダサいです。

      Making excuses for losing is uncool. {poor loser, make excuses, unwilling to admit defeat, sour grapes}

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      (ぼく)()()しみ(つよ)(ひと)(たたか)いたくない。

      I don't want to fight with someone who is a poor loser. {poor loser, make excuses, unwilling to admit defeat, sour grapes}

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      本当(ほんとう)のプロの選手(せんしゅ)()()しみ()いません。

      A true professional athlete does not make excuses for losing. {poor loser, make excuses, unwilling to admit defeat, sour grapes}

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      ()()しみ()うとは…彼女(かのじょ)はなんて子供(こども)っぽいのでしょう。

      Saying things out of unwillingness to admit defeat... She really can be childish. {poor loser, make excuses, unwilling to admit defeat, sour grapes}

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      ライバルが(ぼく)に「本当(ほんとう)(おれ)()っていた」と()()しみ()った。

      My rival, being a poor loser, told me, "In reality, I was the one who won." {poor loser, make excuses, unwilling to admit defeat, sour grapes}

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