regret; repentance; remorse
behind; in the rear; in back
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
back seat (of a car); rear seat
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
posterity; future life; life to come
succeeding; following; trailing; next
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
logistical support; combat service support
future years; in (one's) later years
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
younger people; future generations
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
younger scholar; future reference
anxiety (about the future)
starting late; late departure
support group; fan club; (election) committee
succession struggle; succession race
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
posterity; future generations
(very) back (last) row; rearmost row
rear guard; reserve troops
taking the field first, thus batting second
mentioning later; discussing below
it is no use crying over spilt milk
future affairs; affairs after one's death
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
back of the head; occiput
backward somersault; backward roll
undeveloped country; third world country
back seat (of a car); rear seat
sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later
looking back; worry; anxiety
hindlimb; hindlimbs; hind leg; hind legs
a posteriori; posteriority
successor machine; later model
rear entry position (sexual position); doggy style
posterity; future generations
successor (e.g. organization); new existence after rebirth
before and after; earlier and later; order; occurring almost simultaneously; inversion (of order)
future problems; consequences
latter half of one's life
trailing dust; dust left by someone running ahead
keyhole-shaped tumulus (form of ancient Imperial grave)
rear guard; second reserve
postscript; undermentioned; described below
post-impressionism; postimpressionism
postcoital activity; afterplay; pillow talk
after this; from now on; henceforth; (arch.) coming late; (arch.) someone coming late
the last half-year; second half of the year
rear garden; back garden; backyard; inner palace
rhombencephalon; hindbrain
letting (a ball) pass; missing (a grounder); error
Shoku Nihon Kōki (fourth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
last entrant (to a race, market, etc.)
backwardness; underdevelopment
deutomerite; posterior sac; posterior chamber; women's quarters at the rear of a house
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire
Nihon Kōki (third of the six classical Japanese history texts)
occipital bone (of the skull)
following sentence; succeeding sentence
future trouble; future problems
acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS
Later Zhou dynasty (China, 951-960); Later Chou dynasty
posterity; future generations; descendant; posterior pituitary; neurohypophysis
later report; further information; further news; later retribution (for one's deed); later compensation
worrying before one's people worry, enjoying oneself only after one's people have enjoyed themselves (a precept to be observed by a ruler)
physical impediment (e.g. after an accident); residual difficulty; residual disorder
ward (of a guardian); pupil
generic (drug); me-too (drug)
aftercare; after-treatment
service in the second reserve; military reserve force comprised of ex-servicemen
ladies' pavilion (of Heian Palace)
adult guardian; guardian of adult
back-right corner of rear stage (area behind main noh stage); (lit.) stage attendant's spot
the young should be regarded with respect
backward compatible; downward compatible
backward compatibility; downward compatibility
learn wisdom from the follies of others; learn from others' mistakes; (lit.) the toppling over of the cart in front serves as a warning for the cart behind
staying an extra night (e.g. after attending an event)
Later Tang dynasty (of China; 923-937); Later T'ang dynasty
latter clause; consequent (of a ratio); latter term
posterior capsule (ophthalmology)
back handspring (gymnastics)
right-hand match; ends-with match; backward match; matching a sub-string with the end of a field
pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back
widow (one or more lines separated from the rest of the preceding passage by page or column break)
metazoan (any member of the animal kingdom, excluding protozoans and sponges)
metanephros; third stage of kidney development
Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings
one calamity followed close on the heels of another; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) tiger in front, wolf in the back
Eumetazoa; clade containing most animal groups
least developed country; LDC
retroversion of the uterus; tipped uterus
least developed among developing nations
remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget
upper secondary education (e.g. high school)
dorsal root; posterior root
Metatheria (mammalian infraclass)
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire
Later Liang Dynasty (China, 907-923)
Later Jin dynasty (China, 936-947); Later Chin dynasty
suffix notation; postfix notation; reverse Polish notation
metaplasm (granular portion of cytoplasm)
latter-stage elderly healthcare system
cannon containing a recoil system
postanal gut; post-anal gut; postcloacal gut
postage deferred payment mail
the morning after a couple have slept together; parting ways the morning after having slept together; the next morning