| term | pronunciation | English |
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| 負ける | まける | to lose, to be defeated |
| 背負う | せおう | to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder |
| 負け | まけ | defeat, loss, losing (a game) |
| 一六勝負 | いちろくしょうぶ | gambling, speculation |
| 勝負 | しょうぶ | victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout |
| 抱負 | ほうふ | aspiration, ambition, pretension |
| 自負 | じふ | conceit, bragging about one's own ability |
| 請け負う | うけおう | to contract, to undertake |
| 負 | ふ | negative, minus |
| 負い目 | おいめ | indebtedness, unfulfilled promise, drawback |
| 負債 | ふさい | debt, liabilities |
| 負傷 | ふしょう | injury, wound |
| 負担 | ふたん | burden, charge, responsibility |
| 負荷 | ふか | burden, load (e.g. cpu time, electricity, etc.) |
| 負託 | ふたく | charging (someone) with responsibility |