back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
back (of a chair); backrest
spine; backbone; spinal column
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to have a chill run down one's spine
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to grow taller (of people)
stature; build; height; size; physique
to feel a chill run down one's spine
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
number on the back of a player's uniform; uniform number; shirt number; squad number
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
to let one's actions do the talking; to lead by example; to walk the talk
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
backboard; dorsal plate; tergum
comparing heights; comparison of statures
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
civil servants; bureaucrat; the suits
vein of a shrimp (prawn); digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein
slicing a fish down its back
to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)
lettering on the spine of a book
back of a leatherbound book
thinly slicing soft-boned fish for sashimi
slicing a fish down its back; slit in the back of a garment; split in a piece of lumber (to prevent splitting when drying)
cold wind descending from the mountains; cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)
to teach by example; to teach by showing; (lit.) to teach with one's back
children grow up watching their parents
to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed
buying (valuable) secondhand books cheaply and reselling them at a higher price
national citizen identification number system
couple; husband and wife; man and wife; sibling; brother and sister
hunchback; humpback; crookback; rickets
chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
(imaginary) switch on a baby's back that makes it cry as soon as it is put to bed; (lit.) back switch
to rain on one side only (and leave the other side dry)
even an unruly horse can be tamed
black-backed jackal (carnivore, Canis mesomelas)
cold wind descending from the mountains
flat back (book spine); square back
signature; print signature
any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits); lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)
sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platura); yellowbelly sea snake; pelagic sea snake
budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus); common pet parakeet; shell parakeet; budgie
redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti)
pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata)
North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)
Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis)
North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)
Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans)
herring gull (Larus argentatus)
southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius)
Japanese foxtail (Alopecurus japonicus)
Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)
my love; my dear; darling; my friend; comrade