“Looking back” in Japanese
Short answer
Looking back in Japanese is “回視” (kaishi). Full meaning: looking back (at the past); looking around, surveying.
Other ways to say “Looking back” in Japanese
後顧
kouko looking back, worry, anxiety
顧み
kaerimi looking back; reflecting, reconsidering; consideration, concerning oneself
回顧
kaiko recollecting, reminiscing, looking back, retrospection, review
見返し
mikaeshi endpaper (of a book), end-paper; facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment); looking back, triumphing over (a rival)
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