noun
future trouble; lingering bad feelings; unfinished business
Refers to negative consequences or emotional residue that remains after a relationship, project, or event ends. Often used in the negative form 後腐れのない to describe a clean break.
きちんと話し合って、後腐れのないように別れた。
We talked it through and parted ways without any lingering bad feelings.
この取引は後腐れが残らないように書面に残しておこう。
Let's put this deal in writing so there's no future trouble.