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背
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to carry on one's back
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to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
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to grow taller (of people)
Examples
「背が伸びて入らないわよね」「そう、断じて太ったわけではない!」「成長したという便利な言葉は我々の切り札」
"We've got taller so they don't fit." "Right, it's certainly not that we've got fat!" "The useful phrase 'grown up' is our trump card."
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Idiomatic expression
to feel a chill run down one's spine
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Proverb
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
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to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
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Idiomatic expression
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
Examples
彼は背水の陣で闘った。
He fought a last-ditch battle.
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betrayal; infidelity
Examples
この報告は彼の背信を裏付けしている。
This report confirms his betrayal.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
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Sports
number on the back of a player's uniform; uniform number; shirt number; squad number
Examples
背番号7番が彼の弟です。
Uniform number No. 7 is his younger brother.
