返

quickly reversed cut (sword technique)

Martial arts

swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal

Mahjong

swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique)

Mahjong

completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile

return value

return postage

word-order marks used to assist reading of Chinese classics

Sumo

minor inner footsweep

coin return slot; change slot

back stitch; backstitch

lightly re-dyeing something with indigo

returned goods

Martial arts

corner throw (judo); corner reversal

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

to throw back

Transitive verb; Sometimes written 撃ち返す

to return a punch; to strike back

Transitive verb; Baseball

to hit (the ball) straight back

Transitive verb

to plow up; to plough up

Transitive verb

to renovate (cotton fabric); to fluff up

Intransitive verb

to break and recede (of waves)

to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back

to reject; to send back

to choke; to be choked (by)

to sob convulsively

to crack (person's voice); to squeak

counterattack; slashing back

railway switchback

Sumo

twisting backward knee trip

to come back (to); to return to a starting point

to come back; to bloom a second time

to be spattered by blood from one's victim

Idiomatic expression

to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash

to reflect; to throw back light

to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

to rally; to make a comeback

Idiomatic expression

to flip-flop; to do an about-face; to flip over one's hand

Idiomatic expression

to do something easy