- 後ろ暗い
- うしろぐらい【後ろ暗い】¶その事故について彼には何か~ところがあるらしいSomething seems funny about him in regard to the accident.* * *うしろぐらい【後ろ暗い】underhand(ed); dishonorable; shameful; feeling guilty; 《口》 shady; suspicious; not aboveboard.
●後ろ暗い過去 a shameful past
・後暗く思う feel guilty; have a bad conscience 《about…》
・何か後ろ暗いことをやっている be engaged in something underhanded [dishonorable]; 《口》 be up to some hanky-panky.
●彼には何か後ろ暗いことがありそうだ. I suspect him of being up to something underhand(ed). | I wouldn't be surprised if there's a skeleton in his closet.
・彼の行動にはいろいろと後ろ暗いところがある. There are quite a few things suspicious about his behavior. | Quite a lot of his actions are not aboveboard.
・私にはまったく後ろ暗いことはない. My conscience is completely clear.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.