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jmdict 2838888 Active (id: 2197253)
<entry>
<ent_seq>2838888</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>相撲に勝って勝負に負ける</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>すもうにかってしょうぶにまける</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<pos>&v1;</pos>
<misc>&id;</misc>
<gloss>to ultimately fail despite being in a favourable position</gloss>
<gloss>to fail at the last moment</gloss>
<gloss>to win the battle but lose the war</gloss>
<gloss g_type="lit">to have the upper hand in sumo (technique) but lose the match</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>



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