noun:

• hair which is combed back or puffed up or teased

noun:

• back part of a kimono

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to get one's breath back; to calm down

noun:

• pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back - four character idiom

adjectival noun / noun:

• bad back; spineless person

noun:

• belt used for back support after fifth month of pregnancy

godan ~す verb:

• to kick back (ball, person, etc.)

noun:

• back-alley doctor

noun / ~する noun:

• tracing back; retroactivity

noun:

• distance from the seam in the back of a kimono to the end of the sleeve

noun:

• echo back - IT term

noun:

• cash-back; rebate

expression:

• fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing - idiom

noun:

• back straight

noun:

• being on one's back - usu. used adverbially as のけざまに

noun:

• belly-to-back suplex (pro wrestling) - Sports term - From English "back drop"

expression / adjective:

• unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise

noun:

• short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back - abbreviation ➜ ねんねこ半纏

noun / ~する noun:

• sleeping; sleep - orig. meaning - children's language

noun:

• back buffer - IT term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be talked about behind one's back

noun:

• running back

godan ~る verb:

• to crawl back to

noun:

• back toss

noun:

• back seam

~と adverb:

• sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food) - onomatopoeia