Search Terms: 返*
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Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
2.
to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn
3.
to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate(esp. 返す)
4.
to respond (with), to retort, to reply, to say back
auxiliary verb, Godan-su verb
5.
to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
6.
to do again, to do repeatedly(after the -masu stem of a verb)
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反す【かえす】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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reply, answer, response
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返辞【へんじ】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to return, to come back, to go back(esp. 返る)
2.
to turn over
See also:裏返る
suffix, Godan-ru verb
3.
to become extremely, to become completely(after the -masu stem of a verb; esp. 返る)
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反る【かえる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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repayment, reimbursement, refund, redemption
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
give up, relinquish, serve up, let loose
noun
1.
comeback (e.g. in business), reinstatement
2.
second blooming (in a season), reflowering, reflorescence
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返咲き【かえりざき】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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returned goods, returning purchased goods
noun
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marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
return present, return gift, something done in return (as way of thanks)
2.
retaliation, revenge
noun, auxillary suru verb
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returning (to the authorities), restoring
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