noun:

• front and rear; front and back; before and behind - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• return to the battle line; come back to the game (on to the field); a comeback - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• returning to the origin; going back to the beginning; retracing

noun / ~する noun:

• backward somersault; back handspring; backflip ➜ 後転跳び

noun:

• baby backpack; back-mounted baby carrier; sling ➜ 負ぶい紐【おぶいひも】

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around
• to take part in a pitching duel - Baseball term

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention ➜ 相槌【あいづち】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to support; to back up; to rally round
• to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
• to bring up; to raise

noun:

• internal division; back-office section; indirect department

expression / ~の noun / adverbial noun:

• just now; a little while back; a short time ago

noun / ~する noun:

• payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold
• inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed

noun / ~する noun:

• getting angry (with someone who is angry with oneself); snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong) - slang ➜ キレる

noun / ~する noun:

• going about immersed or absorbed; pacing back and forth meditatively; being deep in thought

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back ➜ 突き返す【つきかえす】
• to reject; to send back ➜ 突き返す【つきかえす】

noun / ~する noun:

• erasure; paying back debt; effacement

noun / ~する noun:

• recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away; to lean back; to back away; to pull back

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege ➜ 約束を守る

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege ➜ 約束を破る

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back
• to reject; to send back

adverb:

• secretly; behind someone's back; unbeknownst to the parties involved

expression / ichidan verb:

• to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review

noun:

• bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane