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opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

back street; back alley; off-street

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

rear garden; back yard

sole of the foot

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

back gate

inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

urasuji; side fork; frenulum; frenulum of prepuce of penis

attic; loft

underworld; underside of society

sole of the foot

secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)

back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

above the ceiling

lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering

offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)

front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced

lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads

lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads

maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings

to collect evidence

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

backroom deal

reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)

sole (of a shoe)

back of the house

secret accounts; second set of accounts

back street; back alley; slums

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

urasuji; side fork; frenulum; frenulum of prepuce of penis

back door

illegal channel; back channel; black market

gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence

underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)

determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

secret menu; secret menu item

rear tenement

byroad; byway

secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information

back street; back alley; slums

secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)

unlicensed gambling establishment

anonymous account (on social media; used alongside one's main account); secret account

secret leader of a group of juvenile delinquents; program in a competing timeslot (programme)

dressing room; green room; backstage; inside story; confidential talk; hidden circumstances

sieve (for reducing soft solids to a pulp); pressing (food) through a sieve; pureeing (using a sieve)

to collect evidence

back stairs

black market adult video; black market adult film; bootleg video

Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas

Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas

underside of a leaf

unlucky quarter (southwest)

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

(full) lining

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

program competing with another in the same timeslot (programme); counterprogram (television)

fitting things back to back; agreement of minds

back window; rear window

Urasenke school of tea ceremony

upbeat; syncopated beat

backroom deal

roof boards; ceiling; back board (furniture)

under-the-counter porn mag (featuring uncensored photos)

anonymous account (on social media; used alongside one's main account); secret account

hemp-soled sandals

hidden dora tile available when a player wins by rīchi

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

lining of the collar

backing; lining

back street; back alley

house in an alley; rear tenement

byway; bypass

ura-nage (in judo, an over-the-head throw performed by rolling backwards)

second crop; interim crop

to pierce something all the way through (with a lance, arrow, etc.)

lining of a sleeve; sleeve lining

lining; back-pasting

lining; back-pasting

offset (printing process); show-through; printing on one side of a sheet being visible from the other side

back leaf

fleece lining

blue-green lining; kimono with blue-green lining; unsophisticated provincial samurai (stationed in Edo)

suede; leather using the underside of the skin; piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.

attic; attic space

lining fabric; backing cloth; lining

one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent

to make a mistake (e.g. in choosing one's melds)

suede; leather using the underside of the skin; piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (woodblock print by Hokusai); The Great Wave; The Wave

(skillfully) giving other participants in a variety TV show the chance to talk by asking them questions or calling them out

reverse peace sign (with the palm facing inward); reverse V sign

set-off; offset; unwanted transfer of ink from a freshly printed sheet to an adjacent sheet in a pile; show-through; printing on one side of a sheet being visible from the other side

show-through; printing on one side of a sheet being visible from the other side

alley house; rear tenement; slum

behind one's home; one's backyard

there are wheels within wheels; there's more than meets the eye

button back

informal crest

lining at the bottom of a kimono

sail with the wind at its back; aback

young; youthful

underside of a bird's wing; lining of a haori

shade

neckband lining

Urasenke school of tea ceremony

Ura-Hara fashion; fashion style associated with a section of the Harajuku neighbourhood of Tokyo

background recording; recording a different TV program than one is watching

back cover (e.g. camera, watch, etc.)

shade

neckband lining

lined (clothing, etc.); something lined

lined (clothing, etc.); something lined

fur-lined

secret name; alias

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

lining of the collar

there are wheels within wheels; there's more than meets the eye

inside the back cover (book); rear end-paper

lowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings; undisclosed circumstances

inner affection

right behind; just behind; directly behind

bleed-through

back door

inner side of a wooden board; core side of sawn timber

lining a kimono with the same material as the kimono itself

bleached lining (esp. tabi); bleached interior

area behind the knee

area behind a school building (often assoc. with bullying, smoking, etc.)

makizushi with the rice on the outside

day-after festival; night-after festival; (smaller) festival held the day (or night) after the main festival

day-after festival; night-after festival; (smaller) festival held the day (or night) after the main festival

area behind the knee

bleached lining (esp. tabi); bleached interior

bleached lining (esp. tabi); bleached interior

nail sticking through

last day of the Bon festival (July 20 in most parts of Japan)

scoring combination consisting of the January, February and March 5-point cards

alpine bearberry (Arctous alpina); mountain bearberry