adjectival noun / noun:

• being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity

expression / adjective:

• mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable - idiom

noun:

• defeat; loss; losing (a game)

suffix:

• failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.) ➜ 名前負け【なまえまけ】

noun:

• discount; loss (on a sale)

noun:

• papier mache
• something that looks good superficially

noun:

• high decorated building
• picture-perfect mansion; stately home that looks as if it were from a painting

noun:

• thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap
• re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable) - orig. meaning

adjectival noun / noun:

• clumsy (work)
• plain (e.g. looks); ugly; homely; unattractive - derogatory term - usually written using kana alone