quickly reversed cut (sword technique); swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal; swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique); completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
returning tit for tat; retaliating
returning tit for tat; retaliating
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
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
piledriver (sexual position)
ancient Japanese ladies' hairstyle
makuragaeshi; monster that flips pillows over at night; changing a pillow position (esp. for a dead body); acrobatic routine involving multiple wooden pillows
bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves
hitting the ball back to the pitcher; comebacker
Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body
rat guard (device placed on storehouse pillars, mooring ropes, pipes, etc. to block the passage of rats)
rapid slicing stroke of a sword (in kendo); slashing down a sword in a quick dancing motion
point along a (mountain) pass beyond which a horse cannot travel
Chūgoku Retaliation (military maneuver by Hideyoshi Hashiba in 1582)
present given in return for funeral offering
piledriver (sexual position; male version)
returning a favor; gift in acknowledgement of a favor
hitting the ball toward the center field; ball hit to center field
stage prop in kabuki, consisting of a revolving panel with a life-size doll on each side; rapid change in a situation, person's attitude, etc.
returning half of a consolatory or celebratory gift
rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
digging up, removing sprouts from, and replanting tubers (esp. of the sweet potato) to make for a bigger end product
follow back (on social media); following the account of someone who follows you
(arch.) device with axle used to change the backdrop of a (kabuki) play; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku tofu on both sides
belt grab reversal (judo)
lightly re-dyeing something with indigo
reversing a single stone (othello)
corner throw (judo); corner reversal
children's game of catching bamboo spatulas on the back of the hand
reciprocating a like (on social media); like for like