Jisho

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Words — 149 found

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1. fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effortIdiomatic expression
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背水之陣 【はいすいのじん】
Notes
背水之陣: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. height; statureSee also 背 せ
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脊 【せい】
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. rear; back; reverse
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すじ 背筋
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending
1. to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
1. to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
1. to grow taller (of people)
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'tsu' ending
1. to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)
  • そこ
  • とても
  • ふか深くて
  • わたし
  • には
  • せがた背がたたなかった
The water there was so deep that I could not touch bottom.
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Noun
1. North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)Usually written using kana alone
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2. North Pacific right whaleThe North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) is a v... Read more
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セミクジラ
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なかまる 背中
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
1. to hunch one's shoulders; to arch one's back
  • ねこ
  • せなかをまる背中を丸める
Cats arch their backs.
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あかすざる 背赤栗鼠猿
Noun
1. Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)Usually written using kana alone
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2. Central American squirrel monkeyThe Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) ... Read more
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セアカリスザル
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はいそくしつかく 背側皮質視覚路
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1. dorsal stream; parietal stream
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2. Two-streams hypothesisThe two-streams hypothesis is a widely accepted neurophys... Read more
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Noun
1. breach of trust
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2. InfidelityInfidelity (colloquially known as cheating) most commonly... Read more
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Noun
1. Fosbury flop (high jump technique)
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2. Fosbury FlopThe Fosbury Flop is a style used in the athletics event o... Read more
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Noun
1. striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius)Usually written using kana alone
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2. Striped Field MouseThe Striped Field Mouse (Apodemus agrarius) is a rodent i... Read more
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セスジネズミ
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Noun
1. reductio ad absurdum
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2. Reductio ad absurdumFor the mathematical form of proof by contradiction, see ... Read more
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Noun
1. dorsal fin
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2. Dorsal finA dorsal fin is a fin located on the backs of various unr... Read more
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背びれ 【せびれ】
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Noun
1. black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)Usually written using kana alone
Noun
2. stilt (any bird of family Recurvirostridae); avocetUsually written using kana alone
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3. Black-winged StiltThe Black-winged Stilt, Common Stilt, or Pied Stilt (Hima... Read more
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背高鷸 【せいたかしぎ】セイタカシギ
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せいたかあわだちそう 背高泡立草
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1. Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra)Usually written using kana alone
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2. Solidago canadensisSolidago canadensis (Canada golden-rod, Canada goldenrod)... Read more
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セイタカアワダチソウ
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1. apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection
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2. ApostasyApostasy is the formal disaffiliation from or abandonment... Read more
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Noun
1. back pressureEngineering
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2. Back pressureBack pressure refers to pressure opposed to the desired f... Read more
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