逆らう【さからう】
to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy
逆転【ぎゃくてん】
reversal (of a situation), turnaround, turnabout, turning the tables, sudden change, reversal (of direction of rotation)
反逆【はんぎゃく】
treason, treachery, mutiny, rebellion, insurrection
逆効果【ぎゃくこうか】
opposite effect, adverse effect, backfiring
逆境【ぎゃっきょう】
adverse circumstances, unfortunate situation, adversity
逆さ【さかさ】
inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
逆立ち【さかだち】
handstand, headstand, being upside down, being in reverse
逆戻り【ぎゃくもどり】
retrogression, reversal, relapse, doubling back, backtracking
逆説【ぎゃくせつ】
paradox
反逆者【はんぎゃくしゃ】
rebel, traitor
逆転勝ち【ぎゃくてんがち】
winning after defeat seems certain, coming from behind to win
逆風【ぎゃくふう】
headwind, adverse wind
逆手【ぎゃくて】
underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
逆輸入【ぎゃくゆにゅう】
reimportation, reimport, reverse import, importing back, (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)
逆しま【さかしま】
reverse, inversion, upside down, unreasonable, absurd, wrong
逆襲【ぎゃくしゅう】
counterattack
逆なで【さかなで】
rubbing (someone) the wrong way, irritating (someone)
可逆【かぎゃく】
reversible, invertible
逆行【ぎゃっこう】
backward movement, reverse movement, going backwards, retrogression, going in the wrong direction, going against (e.g. the times), running counter to, retrograde motion
逆算【ぎゃくさん】
counting backwards, calculating backwards, inverse operation