Lose
"Lose" in Japanese
なくす
nakusu
(cease to have in one's possession or capability)
亡くす
nakusu
(experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend))
失う
ushinau
(cease to have in one's possession or capability)
敗北する
haiboku suru
((transitive) be a defeated competitor in)
無くなす
naku nasu
(experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend))
痩せる
yaseru
(shed (weight))
落とす
otosu
(cease to have in one's possession or capability)
負ける
makeru
((transitive) be a defeated competitor in)
負ける
makeru
((intransitive) be defeated)
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