Backfire - Regret

Japanese: 裏目 - うらめ

〘noun〙① The scale marks on the back of a square used by carpenters and others. The length of the diagonal of a square with one side equal to the length of one scale mark on the front is counted as one scale mark. Therefore, one shaku is equal to the square root of two times the length of one shaku on the front. It is used as a guide for a variety of things, so there is no specific unit name. The stitches on the back. Reverse curve . Reverse foot. ⇔ Front stitch. ② (From the meaning of "reverse curve") Very slight. *Miscellaneous haiku, Yanagi Taru-shi 1 (1808) "The more the back stitch, the more the plum blossoms divided their value." ③ The stitches on the back of a dice in comparison to the stitches on the front. In other words, 3, 2, 1 compared to 4, 5, 6. ④ In knitting, the stitches when knitting the front side of a stockinette stitch from the back row. ⇔ Front stitch. ⑤ When something you thought was good ends up with the opposite result. → To be resented

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 大工などが用いる指矩(さしがね)の裏側にある目盛り。表の一目盛りの長さを一辺とする正方形の対角線の長さを一目盛りとする。従って、その一尺は表目の一尺の√２倍に等しい。いろいろな目安に用いるので特に単位名はない。裏の目。裏曲(うらがね)。裏尺(うらじゃく)。⇔表目。② (「うらがね（裏曲）」の意から) ほんのわずか。※雑俳・柳多留‐四一（1808）「裏目ほど御高を分た梅の花」③ さいころの表面にある目に対してその裏にある目。すなわち、四・五・六に対して三・二・一をいう。④ 棒針編みで、メリヤス編の表側を、裏の段から編む時の目。⇔表目。⑤ よかれと思ってやったことの結果が逆になること。→うらめに出る

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