返

Computing

reply request indication

Computing

echo check

Computing

returned-content entry

symbol indicating a repeated character

Martial arts

belt grab reversal (judo)

short rows (in knitting); short row shaping; knitting in short rows

lapel

inside of the front cover (of book); front end-paper

inside the back cover (book); rear end-paper

Food, cooking

vinegar simmered with a little bit of salt

to look at it from another perspective; to look at it from a different angle; to put it the other way round

reversing a single stone (othello)

return of the rainy season; rainy season returning after a period of clear weather

Genetics

reversion; atavism

Internet slang

follow back (on social media); following the account of someone who follows you

no returns

to recall one's original purpose; to go back to one's original intention; to remember what state of mind one was in at first

Psychology

reciprocal liking; reciprocity of liking; reciprocity of attraction

Martial arts

rapid slicing stroke of a sword (in kendo); slashing down a sword in a quick dancing motion

to return a favor; to pay it back

Sumo

to defeat one's senior stablemate

Baseball

hitting the ball toward the center field; ball hit to center field

Historical term

betraying one's lord (and going over to the enemy)

Historical term

Chūgoku Retaliation (military maneuver by Hideyoshi Hashiba in 1582)

Historical term

Okinawa Reversion Agreement (1971); Agreement between Japan and the United States of America Concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands