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反りくり返る

v5r
vi
そりくりかえる
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
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半返し縫い

noun
はんがえしぬい
half backstitch
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半返し

noun
はんがえし
returning half of a consolatory or celebratory gift
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白紙に返す

exp
v5s
はくしにかえす
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
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倍返し

noun
vs
ばいがえし
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
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帰り花

返り花
noun
かえりばな
second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence; return to working by a prostitute, kabuki actor, etc.
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起き返る

v5r
おきかえる
to rise; to erect; to get up
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忍び返し

忍返し
noun
しのびがえし
bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves
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強盗返し

龕灯返し、龕燈返し
noun
がんどうがえし、がんとうがえし
rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
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微笑み返す

ほほえみ返す
v5s
ほほえみかえす
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
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