裏工作

うらこうさく

noun

•

dodgy dealings, monkey business

裏	back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side
工	craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
作	make, production, prepare, build

かれ

さいしゅう

けいやく

きょうぎ

さい

、

うらこうさく

すす

。

わいろ

わた

There was some monkey business going on when they were negotiating that last contract; money passed under the table