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When you lose, you actually win.
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makerugakachi
expression
  1. he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; sometimes you have to lose to win; losing is winning
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makeru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to lose; to be defeated
  2. to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield
  3. to be inferior to
  4. to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free
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ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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kachi
noun
  1. win; victory
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