reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
conversely; on the contrary
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
the opposite direction; the other way
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
to become inverted; to become reversed
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
opposite side; other side
head over heels; headlong; head first
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
rebel; traitor; insurgent
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
comeback victory; comeback
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
to surge (water or waves)
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
atrocity; (arch.) treason
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
(crime of) high treason; (crime of) treason
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle
reverse thrust; retrofiring; sudden mental derangement
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
one's days and nights being reversed
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
murder of one's lord or father
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
using in a way contrary to its intended purpose; abuse; turning to one's advantage; taking advantage of
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly mobile woman; (male) gold digger
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
inverted position (tarot card, etc.); reversed position
dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
(the crime of) high treason
contrarian trading; contrarian investing
reimportation; reimport; reverse import; (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)
breech presentation (feet or buttocks-first birth); breech delivery; breech birth
head over heels; headlong; head first
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
treacherous; heinous; treasonous; atrocious
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
reverse rape; sexual assault by a female of a male
contrastive conjunction (but, however, etc.); contradictory conjunction
right and wrong; loyalty and treason; obedience and disobedience
back-combed hair; puffed up hair; teased hair
marriage proposal from a woman to her male partner
reverse sexual harassment; sexual harassment of males by females
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
asking a question back (e.g. to an interviewer)
dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
hitting the left side of the torso (in kendo)
reversal of a guilty verdict; acquittal on appeal
head over heels; headlong; head first
reverse order; following a contrary path
bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist; older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child
man marrying into wealth and power
very close friend; bosom friend
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
regaining the lead; turning the tables (again); second reversal
sending back; returning; referring a case (regarding juvenile crime) back to the public prosecutor
nominating oneself (to something one is usually nominated to by someone else); self-nomination; designating the baseball club one (as a draft candidate) wants to join (through a system used in Japan between 1993-2007)
chocolate given by a boy to a girl on Valentine's day (the other way around is the norm in Japan)
headlong; head over heels
inverse; reverse; retro-; contra-
reciprocal; inverse number; multiplicative inverse
High Treason Incident (socialist-anarchist plot to assassinate Emperor Meiji in 1910)
a dream which is contradicted by reality
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
headlong; head over heels
reading something backwards
turning an object in the wrong direction; retort
weather tide; adverse current
turning an object in the wrong direction; retort
no matter how hard one might try; no matter what one does; (lit.) even if one stood on one's head
going against the grain (woodworking); cross-grain
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
a complete turnabout via a single blow
reverse image; inverse image
word said backwards; word of opposite meaning
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly mobile woman; (male) gold digger
reverse course; reversion
(discount rate) negative spread; loss margin; back spread; downturn
reverse lookup (e.g. dictionary, address resolution, etc.)
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
right-facing swastika; clockwise swastika
five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha); crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
hot flash; rush of blood to the head
gastroesophageal reflux disease
reading a word backwards (often to make slang)
turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis
to have the tables turned on one
calling someone during one's own livestream
taking food with one's chopsticks upside down (a breach of etiquette)
breech presentation (feet or buttocks-first birth); breech delivery; breech birth
renegade; rebellious elements
bad luck; reverse of fortune
crime of killing one's master or parent (Edo period); very grave sin
holding a memorial service for oneself; an older person conducting a memorial service for a deceased, younger person
shaving against the grain; shaving upwards
(discount rate) negative spread; loss margin; back spread; downturn
child dying before parents; occurrence out of sequence; wrong order
reverse-imported vehicle (esp. high-displacement motorcycles meant for sale outside Japan)
levirate marriage; sororate marriage; marriage to deceased sibling's spouse
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
ascending vertical sword attack (kendo, etc.)
wooden pillar placed with its base pointing up (believed to cause ominous phenomena); inverted pillar
reverse osmosis membrane; reverse osmotic membrane
backpropagation (algorithm)
head over heels; headlong; head first
geomagnetic reversal; reversal of Earth's magnetic field
reverse auction; name-your-price auction
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
good advice is harsh to the ear
cationic soap; invert soap; positive soap
backward-twisting overarm throw
cationic soap; invert soap; positive soap
retrograde motion; apparent retrograde motion; retrogradation
backfire (of a spell, curse, etc.)
turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis
five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)
reverse komi; handicap points for black instead of handicap stones
to have the tables turned on one
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly mobile woman; (male) gold digger
turning an object in the wrong direction; retort
(discount rate) negative spread; loss margin; back spread; downturn
word said backwards; word of opposite meaning
reverse lookup (e.g. dictionary, address resolution, etc.)
to have the tables turned on one
turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis
turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis
turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis
child dying before parents; occurrence out of sequence; wrong order
shaving against the grain; shaving upwards
cationic soap; invert soap; positive soap
cationic soap; invert soap; positive soap
upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris)
upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris)
upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea ornata); jellyfish of the genus Cassiopea; traditional love hotel; traditional Japanese inn specially for couples
upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea ornata); jellyfish of the genus Cassiopea; traditional love hotel; traditional Japanese inn specially for couples
upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea ornata); jellyfish of the genus Cassiopea; traditional love hotel; traditional Japanese inn specially for couples
turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis
reverse komi; handicap points for black instead of handicap stones
European physa (Physella acuta); tadpole snail; bladder snail
baby born feet (or buttocks) first; breech birth
population inversion factor
good advice is harsh to the ears; honest advice is often unpleasant to the ears
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
inverse trigonometric function; cyclometric function
unfavourable condition; adverse position
exercise regime to convert breech presentation; trying to correct an unborn child's improper position so that the head comes out first
women paying boys for sex
to retort; to turn the tables (on someone)
to retort; to turn the tables (on someone)
plotting to damage the imperial palace or an imperial tomb
eight unpardonable crimes (in ancient Japanese law)
counter; reversible counter
shielding; reverse clipping
inverse Fourier transform
inverse Fourier transform
reverse Polish notation; RPN
inverse fast Fourier transform
shielding; reverse clipping
headlong dive; header; plunge
a child dying before its parents
reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; RT-PCR
reciprocal lattice (crystallography)
(TV or radio host) calling a listener
getting along extremely well; maintaining a fond friendship
right-facing swastika; clockwise swastika
reverse threesome (i.e. two women and one man)
daily premium paid by the seller when stocks run short in margin trading
reverse playback (of audio or video)
good advice is harsh to the ear
against the grain (of paper); (putting) against the grain
come-from-behind victory; comeback win
adverse selection; taking advantage of undisclosed information, esp. in insurance
comeback (e.g. in sports); complete reversal; dramatic turnabout
reverse sente; move that is sente if played by the opponent but gote for the one playing it
reverse sente; move that is sente if played by the opponent but gote for the one playing it
wooden pillar placed with its base pointing up (believed to cause ominous phenomena); inverted pillar; having one pillar of a building inverted (so as to not strive for perfection)
laryngopharyngeal reflux; LPR
pharyngal reflux; laryngopharyngeal reflux
loss from a winning position; reversal
Trading Places (1983 film)
Sebastes iracundus (species of rockfish)