ウラ
Meanings
Noun
1. opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side
2. rear; back; behind
3. lining; inside
4. in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind (someone's) back
5. more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side
6. proof
7. opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary
8. inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
9. bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)
Pitch accent
Top 37000
Used in vocabulary (105 in total)
hemp-soled sandals
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
urasuji; side fork; frenulum; frenulum of prepuce of penis
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
hidden dora tile available when a player wins by riichi
opposite; reverse; contrary
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
underside of a bird's wing; lining of a haori
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; both sides
scoring combination consisting of the January, February and March 5-point cards
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
secret menu; secret menu item
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
illegal channel; back channel; black market
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
anonymous account (on social media; used alongside one's main account); secret account
alley house; rear tenement; slum
fur-lined
the reverse; other side; lining
back street; back alley; off-street
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
rear garden; back yard
sole of foot
back gate
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
attic; loft
sole of the foot
above the ceiling
underworld; underside of society
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
back street; back alley; slums
dodgy dealings; monkey business
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
backroom deal
sole (of a shoe)
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
back of the house
back door
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)
rear tenement
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
byroad; byway
strainer
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
unlicensed gambling establishment
secret leader of a group of juvenile delinquents; program in a competing timeslot (programme)
dressing room; green room; backstage; inside story; confidential talk; hidden circumstances
back cover (e.g. camera, watch, etc.)
the reverse; other side; lining
black market adult video; black market adult film; bootleg video
back stairs
Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas
Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas
underside of a leaf
(full) lining
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
unlucky quarter (southwest)
program competing with another in the same timeslot (programme); counterprogram (television)
Urasenke school of tea ceremony
back window; rear window
roof boards; ceiling; back board (furniture)
byway; bypass
backing; lining
set-off; offset; offset (printing process); show-through; printing on one side of a sheet being visible from the other side
second crop; interim crop
ura-nage (in judo, an over-the-head throw performed by rolling backwards)
lining of a sleeve; sleeve lining
fleece lining
act or trick which a performer reserves for selected occasions
back leaf
suede; leather using the underside of the skin; piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.
lining at the bottom of a kimono
informal crest
sail with the wind at its back; aback
neckband lining
there are wheels within wheels; there's more than meets the eye
behind one's home; one's backyard
Ura-Hara fashion; fashion style associated with a section of the Harajuku neighbourhood of Tokyo
background recording; recording a different TV program than one is watching
Urasenke school of tea ceremony
button back
(skillfully) giving other participants in a variety TV show the chance to talk by asking them questions or calling them out
fitting things back to back; agreement of minds
lined (clothing, etc.); something lined
secret name; alias
lining a kimono with the same material as the kimono itself
nail sticking through
back door
lining of the collar
inside the back cover (book); rear end-paper
bleached lining (esp. tabi); bleached interior
makizushi with the rice on the outside
day-after festival; night-after festival; (smaller) festival held the day (or night) after the main festival
last day of the Bon festival (July 20 in most parts of Japan)
Examples (7 in total)
There is a parking lot behind the theater.
Who's pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Behind her smile lies betrayal.