根負け

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The word:	Closer look at the kanji:	B = Beginner | I = Intermediate | A = Advanced
根負け kon make BEAT & WORN OUT	根 kon root 負 make(ru) to lose, defeat, to bear (a burden)	大根 dai kon - Japanese radish [B] 屋根 ya ne - roof, housetop [B] 勝負 shou bu - match, game, contest [I] 負んぶ on bu - carrying someone on one's back (piggy back ridding | usually written in hiragana) [onbu shite. - give me a piggy-back-ride!] [I]

Perceiving the order of things to be in reverse, the victor joyously danced before humbled.

ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:

ゴジラ gojira - Godzilla The Japanese gojira comes from gorira (gorilla) and kujira (whale)
熊のプーさん kuma no pu-san - Winnie the Pooh in Japanese!
の no - possessive particle MORE...
熱心さ nesshin sa - level of earnestness nesshin means eager, hard willed... & sa shows level or degree of...)
に ni - particle showing the nesshinsa caused the defeat