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裏
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Word usually written using kana alone
Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves)
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Orig. meaning
white underside; white bottom; white inner
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Martial arts
ura-nage (in judo, an over-the-head throw performed by rolling backwards)
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裏移り only; Printing
set-off; offset; unwanted transfer of ink from a freshly printed sheet to an adjacent sheet in a pile
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裏写り only; Printing
offset (printing process)
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Printing
show-through; printing on one side of a sheet being visible from the other side
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suede; leather using the underside of the skin
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piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.
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string-pulling; backstage manoeuvering (maneuvering)
Examples
彼らは裏面工作をしている。
They are maneuvering behind the scene.
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Common noun
sail with the wind at its back
Examples
ジブの裏帆とラダーを使って、バックしながら船首を進みたい方向に向けました。
Using the rudder and the jib with the wind behind it we backed up, turning the bow to the direction we wanted to go.
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Adverb (fukushi)
aback