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

カモがネギを背負ってくる

カモがねぎをしょってくる

along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back

背負い革

しょいかわ

sling

鴨がねぎを背負って来る

かもがねぎをしょってくる

along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money, a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back

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

相撲に勝って勝負に負ける

すもうにかってしょうぶにまける

to ultimately fail despite being in a favourable position; to fail at the last moment; to win the battle but lose the war; to have the upper hand in sumo (technique) but lose the match

背ける

そむける

to turn one's face away, to avert one's eyes

負ける

まける

to lose, to be defeated

負える

おえる

to be able to bear, to be able to manage

負かる

to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced

負ぶる

おぶる

to carry (a child) on one's back

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

せ せい

height, stature

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

背にする

せにする

to turn one's back to