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N1 Noun

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      backing, support, backer, supporter, patron, sponsor

    2. Noun

      2.

      shield that protects one's back

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    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。

      A person with a powerful backer is strong. {backing, support, backer, supporter, patron, sponsor, shield that protects one's back}

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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 backing, I was put in a difficult situation. {backing, support, backer, supporter, patron, sponsor, shield that protects one's back}

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      (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 about anything because I have a strong backer behind me. {backing, support, backer, supporter, patron, sponsor, shield that protects one's back}

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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 cannot rely on someone who cannot do anything without a backer or supporter. {backing, support, backer, supporter, patron, sponsor, shield that protects one's back}

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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!

      To do whatever he wants under the patronage of his father who is a city council member... How outrageously high-handed he is! {backing, support, backer, supporter, patron, sponsor, shield that protects one's back}

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