負い革

おいかわ

sling (e.g. of a firearm)

背革

せがわ

back of a leatherbound book

背負子

しょいこ

wooden rack with shoulder straps for carrying loads on one's back

背負う

せおう しょう

to be burdened with, to take responsibility for, to carry on back or shoulder

一本背負い

いっぽんぜおい

one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)

背負い込む

しょいこむ せおいこむ

to carry on one's back

背負い投げ

せおいなげ しょいなげ

a shoulder throw, one of the traditional forty throws of judo as developed by jigoro kano

背負ってる

to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky

背負って立つ

to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)

背負い投げを食う

せおいなげをくう

to be betrayed unexpectedly, to be stabbed in the back, to be double-crossed

革

かわ

leather

十字架を背負う

じゅうじかをせおう

to have a cross to bear, to carry a heavy burden

背縫い

せぬい

back seam

背

せ せい

height, stature

気負い

きおい

eagerness, enthusiasm, fervor, excitement, fighting spirit, fighting mood

手負い

ておい

wounded

負い目

おいめ

(feeling of) indebtedness, feeling obliged

餅負い

custom of tying a large mochi on a toddler's back on his or her first birthday

負

ふ まけ

negative, minus