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shade; shadow
behind (something); other side; back
the background; behind the scenes; behind someone's back
gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.); darkness
夏は涼しい木の陰で休んでいる。
I'm cooling off in the shade of a tree.
雨が降ってきたので大きな木の陰で雨宿りした。
It started to rain, so I took shelter behind a large tree.
陰に隠れて敵の様子を見ていた。
I was watching from the shadows.