Words — 207 found
せひく
背が低い
1. gallant; dashing; smartUsually written using kana alone
せいくら
どんぐりの背比べ
1. having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; height comparison among acornsIdiomatic expression
2. pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contestIdiomatic expression
ドングリの背比べ 【どんぐりのせいくらべ】、団栗の背比べ 【どんぐりのせいくらべ】
はいすいじん
背水の陣
1. fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effortIdiomatic expression
背水之陣 【はいすいのじん】
背水之陣: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. horse's back
2. (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
めんじゅうふくはい
面従腹背
1. pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)Yojijukugo (four character compound)
にりつはいはん
二律背反
1. antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternativesYojijukugo (four character compound)
1. reverse side of a paper
1. rear; back; reverse
せすじの
背筋を伸ばす
1. to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
せた
背が立つ
1. to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)
- そこ
- は
- とても
- ふか深くて 、
- わたし私
- には
- せがた背がたたなかった 。
1. back pressureEngineering