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N1 Noun

(うし)(だて)backing, support, backer, supporter, patron, sponsor, shield that protects one's back

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    1. Noun

      1.

      backing, support, backer, supporter, patron, sponsor

    2. Noun

      2.

      shield that protects one's back

    All Forms

    後ろ盾 【うしろだて】後ろ楯 【うしろだて】

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      有力(ゆうりょく)(うし)(だて)がいる(ひと)(つよ)いです。

      Someone with a powerful backer is hard to beat.

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      (うし)(だて)(うしな)った途端(とたん)苦境(くきょう)()たされた。

      The moment I lost my support, I found myself in a tough spot.

      • N1

      (ぼく)には強力(きょうりょく)(うし)(だて)がいるから(なに)心配(しんぱい)をしていない。

      I’m not worried at all. I’ve got a strong backer behind me.

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      (うし)(だて)がいないと(なに)出来(でき)ない(ひと)(たよ)りにすることは出来(でき)ません。

      You can’t count on someone who’s useless without a supporter behind them.

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      市議会(しぎかい)委員(いいん)父親(ちちおや)(うし)(だて)()放題(ほうだい)するとは…(かれ)はなんて横暴(おうぼう)なんだ!

      Doing whatever he wants with his city councilman father as a patron... How shameless can one person be?

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