Facing away - facing away

Japanese: 向背 - こうはい

〘noun〙① To obey and disobey. To obey or disobey. Kyohai. ※Hanrin Kourokushu (c. 1518), 7: "With _this manner of calm and consideration, I saw _that _{there were no} _two hearts apart _. " ※ Hodokokuki (1856), 8: "Why is it that human feelings turn against one another so quickly?" ② To turn one's back on one another and not mingle intimately. Kyohai. ※Konpira Honpōgen (c. 1220), 1: "In this way, the brothers were in a relationship of turning their backs on one another. " ③ The state of things or the course of events. ※Beio Kairan Jikki (1877),〈Kume Kunitake〉, 1: "The sudden change in temperature as the wind blows."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 従うこととそむくこと。従ったりそむいたりすること。きょうはい。※翰林葫蘆集（1518頃）七「以_二其節凜然_一而見_三心之無_二向背_一也」※報徳記（1856）八「何ぞ人情の向背(カウハイ)是の如く速なるや」② 互いに背を向けて親しくまじわらないこと。きょうはい。※金刀比羅本保元（1220頃か）上「かやうに兄弟の御中向背(カウハイ)におはせしかば」③ 物事の状態や成りゆき。※米欧回覧実記（1877）〈久米邦武〉一「風の向背にて、寒暖遽(にわか)に変すること」

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