裏うら番ばん

noun

secret leader of a juvenile gang

Slang term for the hidden boss or real power behind a group of delinquents, as opposed to the visible leader (番長).

See also: 番長

• あのグループの本ほん当とうの怖こわさは、表おもての番ばん長ちょうじゃなくて裏うら番ばんにあるらしい。

  The real scariness of that group seems to lie not with the visible leader but with the secret boss.

noun

competing program in the same time slot

Abbreviation of 裏番組. Refers to a TV or radio program airing on another channel at the same time, often seen as a rival.

See also: 裏番組

• 裏うら番ばんの視し聴ちょう率りつが上あがって、うちの番ばん組ぐみは苦く戦せんしている。

  The ratings of the competing program are up, and our show is struggling.