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“Making even” in Japanese

Short answer
帳消し choukeshi ちょーけし

Making even in Japanese is “帳消し” (choukeshi). Full meaning: writing off (a debt), cancellation, balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses), making even, making up (for), offsetting, undoing, wiping out.

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