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reductio ad absurdum

reverse side of a paper

Abbreviation

reading between the lines

a broken promise; breaking one's word

slicing a fish down its back

running backwards

running with the head turned back

lettering on the spine of a book

back seam

hinterland

vein of a shrimp (prawn); digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein

backstroke (swimming)

back of a leatherbound book

thinly slicing soft-boned fish for sashimi

top of the foot; instep

buying (valuable) secondhand books cheaply and reselling them at a higher price

slicing a fish down its back

slit in the back of a garment

split in a piece of lumber (to prevent splitting when drying)

back of a sword

backache; back pain

cold wind descending from the mountains

cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)

breach of trust

backdrop (at the back of a stage); backcloth

breadth of the back

estrangement; alienation; disaffection

dorsiflexion; dorsal flexion

Word usually written using kana alone

chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle

Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)