後ろめたい|うしろめたいushirometai[5]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. i-adjectiveguilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
   彼かれはそうする事ことに後うしろめたさを感かんじなかった。↗

   He had no qualms in doing so.

• SynonymやましいNeutralNearly synonymous with 「後ろめたい」, stressing a pricking conscience. Often seen in the set phrase 「やましいところはない」, 'nothing to feel guilty about'.
• Related恥ずかしいはずかしいNeutralNeutral and very common. Embarrassment or shame in front of others; unlike 「後ろめたい」, no hidden wrongdoing is implied.
• Related不名誉ふめいよWrittenWritten/formal prose. A noun for disgrace that damages one's reputation—public dishonor rather than an inner sense of guilt.
• Related気まずいきまずいCasualColloquial. Describes awkwardness between people—a strained, uncomfortable relationship—without implying anyone did anything wrong.
• Related居心地が悪いいごこちがわるいCasualColloquial. Feeling ill at ease where you are—unable to settle down in a place or situation; it is situational discomfort, not guilt.
• Related不面目ふめんぼくWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare. Losing face, being disgraced; the focus is public shame, not the private unease of 「後ろめたい」.
• Related気恥ずかしいきはずかしいCasualColloquial. A vague, mild feeling of embarrassment or shyness with no clear cause; lighter than the guilt of 「後ろめたい」.
• Antonym晴れやかはれやかWrittenWritten/formal prose. Antonym: a clear, bright, untroubled state of mind—the opposite of the guilty unease of 「後ろめたい」.

Use 「後ろめたい」 for the uneasy guilt of hiding something you did wrong, as in 「嘘をついて後ろめたい」. 「疚しい」 is nearly the same for a guilty conscience; 「気まずい」 for awkward relations; 「恥ずかしい」 for embarrassment or shame.

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1. 悪わるいことを隠かくしていて、心こころがいたい。