返へん礼れい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

return gift; reciprocal gesture; something done in return

A gift, favor, or gesture given in return for something received, often as thanks. Common in social and business etiquette.

• お歳せい暮ぼのお返かえしに、デパートで返へん礼れいの品しなを選えらんだ。

  As a return for the year-end gift, I chose a return present at the department store.

• 祝しゅう儀ぎをいただいたので、返へん礼れいとして手て紙がみを送おくった。

  Since I received a congratulatory gift, I sent a letter in return.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

retaliation; revenge; payback

An act of retaliation or revenge, often in a hostile or competitive context. Less common than sense 1; typically used in literary or dramatic settings.

• 敵てきの攻こう撃げきに対たいして、すぐに返へん礼れいの一いち撃げきを加くわえた。

  In response to the enemy's attack, they immediately struck back in retaliation.