後ろめたい

うしろめたい【後ろめたい】

¶ → 後ろめたい気持で

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うしろめたい【後ろめたい】

guilty 《feelings》.

●後ろめたく思って with a guilty conscience

・後ろめたいことまでして稼いだ金 money obtained by stooping to things that one does with a guilty conscience [of which one is ashamed].

●道端に財布が落ちているのを見つけ, 後ろめたい気持ちはあったが, こっそり家に持ち帰ってしまった. I found a wallet lying by the side of the road, and even though it gave me a pang of conscience, I took it home with me in secret.