This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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背張海豚

せっぱりいるか、セッパリイルカ
Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)
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背中を向ける

せなかをむける
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
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背中で教える

せなかでおしえる
to teach by example; to teach by showing; to teach with one's back
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背が伸びる

せがのびる
to grow taller (of people)
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背が立つ

せがたつ
to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)
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背側皮質視覚路

はいそくひしつしかくろ
dorsal stream; parietal stream
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背甲

せごう
back
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背負子

しょいこ
wooden rack with shoulder straps for carrying loads on one's back
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膂宍

背宍
そしし、そじし
meat, flesh, or muscles along the spine
Kanji

ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel