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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
turning over while sleeping in bed
See also:寝返りを打つ
2.
betrayal, double-crossing
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寝がえり【ねがえり】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to revive, to come to oneself, to be restored to life
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生返る【いきかえる】
、生きかえる【いきかえる】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to get back, to regain, to recover, to make up (for), to catch up on
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取返す【とりかえす】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to talk back, to answer back, to retort, to reply, to respond
2.
to say over, to repeat (what one has said)
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言返す【いいかえす】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to change sides, to double-cross, to betray
noun, auxillary suru verb
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returned goods, returning purchased goods
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to reread, to read again
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読みかえす【よみかえす】
、読返す【よみかえす】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to reheat, to steam over
2.
to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with), to take up again, to drag up, to rehash
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蒸返す【むしかえす】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to look (stare) back at (somebody)
2.
to look at again, to re-examine
3.
to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending)
Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
4.
to look back (behind oneself)
noun
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marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese
Common word
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to fall completely silent, to become still as death
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静まりかえる【しずまりかえる】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be rejuvenated, to feel young again
Common word
noun
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turning point, turnaround point (e.g. in a race), turning back point
noun
1.
railway switchback
2.
twisting backward knee trip(sumo term)
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to slash back
2.
to strike back, to counterattack, to retort
3.
to cut the wheel
4.
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切返す【きりかえす】
、斬り返す【きりかえす】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to drive away, to turn away, to send away, to repel, to repulse
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追返す【おいかえす】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
tit for tat, retaliation, revenge
2.
doing over again, redoing
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rebound, to recoil, to spring back up, to bounce back
2.
to splash
3.
to have a repercussion, to have a reciprocal effect
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はね返る【はねかえる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
return present, return gift, something done in return (as way of thanks)
2.
retaliation, revenge
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
returning (to the authorities), restoring
Godan-su verb
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to return a blow repeat, to turn back, to rewhip, to plow up, to plough up, to come and retreat
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打返す【うちかえす】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to come back (to), to return to a starting point
noun
•
immediate reply, quick answer, ready agreement
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二返事【ふたつへんじ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to listen repeatedly, to listen again
2.
to ask a question in return
3.
to ask again, to ask for a repeated explanation
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訊き返す【ききかえす】
、きき返す【ききかえす】
noun
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present given in return for funeral offering
See also:香典
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to re-think, to think back upon, to change one's mind
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to boil up, to seethe
2.
to get excited, to be in an uproar
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沸きかえる【わきかえる】
noun
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reflection, reflected light, reflected heat, glare
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照りかえし【てりかえし】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to dig up, to turn up, to tear up
2.
to rake up (e.g. old scandal), to dig over
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掘返す【ほりかえす】
、堀り返す【ほりかえす】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
endpaper (of a book), end-paper
2.
facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment)
3.
looking back, triumphing over (a rival)
See also:見返す
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見返【みかえし】
noun
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infantile regression(medical term)
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赤ちゃんがえり【あかちゃんがえり】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to be utterly amazed, to be stunned, to be disgusted
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呆れ返る【あきれかえる】
、呆れかえる【あきれかえる】
Godan-ru verb
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to be awash with, to teem with, to be full of
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あふれ返る【あふれかえる】
、溢れ返る【あふれかえる】
、溢れ反る【あふれかえる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
expression, Godan-su verb
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to resume breathing, to come around, to come back to life
noun
•
ancient Japanese ladies' hairstyle
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銀杏返【いちょうがえし】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be turned inside out
2.
to betray, to double-cross
3.
to break into falsetto, to crack into falsetto, to squeak, to croak, to quaver
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裏反る【うらがえる】
expression, Godan-su verb
1.
to turn inside out, to turn the other way, to turn (something) over
See also:裏返す
2.
to look at (something) from another perspective, to put it the other way round(usu. as 裏を返せば)
3.
to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
expression
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to look at it from another perspective, to look at it from a different angle, to put it the other way round
noun
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parroting back, repeating (something one was told) like a parrot(oft. adv. as おうむ返しに)
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おうむ返し【おうむがえし】
、鸚鵡返し【オウムがえし】
、鸚鵡返し【おうむがえし】
noun
•
Okinawa Reversion Agreement (1971), Agreement between Japan and the United States of America Concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to be satisfied with one's position, to be quite content
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to force back, to jostle
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押返す【おしかえす】
、押しかえす【おしかえす】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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御返事【おへんじ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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clear one's name, redeem oneself, clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)(yojijukugo)
noun
•
inside of the front cover (of book), front end-paper
See also:見返し (みかえし)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to tell again and again, to repeat, to refrain, to turn up, to turn down
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折返る【おれかえる】
expression, suru verb (irregular)
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to return a favor (favour), to repay
expression, Godan-su verb
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to return evil for good, to return a favour with spite (favor)(idiom )
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恩をあだで返す【おんをあだでかえす】
expression, Godan-su verb
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to place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi(sumo term)
noun
1.
reversal, return
2.
return gift, return favour (favor)
See also:お返し
3.
barb (on a fishing hook)
4.
mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
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反し【かえし】
expression, noun
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attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
noun
1.
turning over, flipping over
2.
reply, response
3.
marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese
See also:返り点
4.
lapel
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反り【かえり】
noun
1.
killing a would-be avenger
2.
having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger), being beaten at one's own game
noun
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former ozeki-ranked wrestler returning to that rank(sumo term)
noun
1.
message that a messenger brings back home(archaism)
2.
reply, ode in reply(archaism)
3.
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返り言【かえりこと】
、返り事【かえりごと】
、返り事【かえりこと】
noun
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former san'yaku-ranked wrestler returning to that rank(sumo term)
expression, Ichidan verb
1.
to be spattered by blood from one's victim
2.
to suffer a reaction, to receive a backlash(idiom )
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返り血をあびる【かえりちをあびる】
noun
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return of the rainy season, rainy season returning after a period of clear weather
See also:戻り梅雨
noun
1.
second blooming (in a season), reflowering, reflorescence
See also:返り咲き (かえりざき)
2.
return to working by a prostitute, kabuki actor, etc.(archaism)
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返り花【かえりばな】
expression, Godan-su verb
1.
to pay back a debt
2.
to have one's revenge, to settle a score, to get back at someone(idiom )
noun
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rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
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強盗返し【がんとうがえし】
、龕灯返し【がんどうがえし】
、龕灯返し【がんとうがえし】
、龕燈返し【がんどうがえし】[1]
、龕燈返し【がんとうがえし】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
expression, Godan-su verb
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to turn on one's heel, to turn back, to return
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踵を返す【くびすをかえす】
、きびすを返す【きびすをかえす】
、くびすを返す【くびすをかえす】
noun
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repetition symbol, repetition of the previous character
See also:々
Other readings:
繰返し符号【くりかえしふごう】