裏 (り) · in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)

裏り

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り

Meaning

1. in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
  
  after a noun that represents a state or condition; often as 〜裏に
  
  See also: 成功裏 (せいこうり), 暗々裏 (あんあんり)

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Sentences

Using the rudder and the jib with the wind behind it we backed up, turning the bow to the direction we wanted to go.

There's gum stuck to the bottom of my shoe.

Mrs Tanaka's characteristic curly hair was sticking up behind her ear.

I could not but suspect that there was something behind it.

He can pull strings for you.

I've written his address on the back of the envelope.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Heads or tails?

Heads I win, tails you win.

I wish he had gotten a hit in the bottom half of the seventh inning.