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返す (かえす)to return (something); to restore; to put back

  1. to return (something); to restore; to put backGodan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb
  2. to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturnGodan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb
  3. to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocateGodan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb
  4. to respond (with); to retort; to replyGodan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb
  5. to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)auxiliary verb, Godan verb with 'su' ending
  6. to do again; to do repeatedlyauxiliary verb, Godan verb with 'su' ending

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