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返す: to return (something)

返かえす kaesu

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate
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返かえす kaesu

to return (something)
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Example sentences

I returned the book I borrowed from a friend.

My opponent's serve was strong and I couldn't return it.

I returned the borrowed book to the library.

Later, Wakahiko was struck by his own arrow, which was thrown back down from heaven, and he died.

From the lesson 国譲り

But Ninigi sent the elder sister back because her face was not beautiful.

From the lesson 天孫降臨

Ōyamatsumi said sadly, “Had you kept both, your life would have been long like a rock and you would have flourished like blossoms. But since you sent the elder sister back and kept only the younger, your life will be short like a flower.”

From the lesson 天孫降臨

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