惜敗せきはい Common Noun Irregular Intransitive English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru intransitive verb regrettable defeat;defeat by a narrow margin
惜敗率せきはいりつ Noun English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) ratio of the margin of loss of an electoral candidate in a single-constituent district (used to break ties when determining the representative of a proportionally represented district)