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背
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horse's back
Examples
馬の背にまたがり野山を走り回った。
I rode all over the countryside on horseback.
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(mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
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antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
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gallant; dashing; smart
Examples
そう言えば、鯔背な男だった記憶が有るがどうしてるんだろな?
Now that you mention it, I remember he was a dashing man. I wonder how he's doing?
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Idiomatic expression
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
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Sensitive
hunchback; humpback; crookback
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Sensitive; Dated term
rickets
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pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
Examples
文句があるならはっきり言えよ。君のその態度は面従腹背そのものだよ。
If you have a complaint let me hear it. There's a difference between superficial obedience and honest loyalty you know.
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Idiomatic expression
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; height comparison among acorns
Examples
こういう流れになると結局、どんぐりの背比べになる。
Once things start going this way, in the end they'll all be much of a muchness.
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Idiomatic expression
pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
