裏（うら）
Japanese vocabulary
Meaning: opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface
Idioms & proverbs containing “裏”
- 裏には裏がある (うらにはうらがある) — there are wheels within wheels; there's more than meets the eye
- 明鏡も裏を照らさず (めいきょうもうらをてらさず) — anyone can make a mistake; even Homer nods; even a polished mirror conceals its reverse side
- 陰裏の豆もはじけ時 (かげうらのまめもはじけどき) — all girls eventually awaken to sex; even the seed growing in the shade will burst open
- うまい話には裏がある (うまいはなしにはうらがある) — if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
- 表裏一体 (ひょうりいったい) — the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
- 裏面工作 (りめんこうさく) — string-pulling; backstage manoeuvering (maneuvering)