“To look back at” in Japanese
Short answer
To look back at in Japanese is “見返す” (mikaesu). Full meaning: to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again, to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending), to put a person to shame, to get one's own back.
Other ways to say “To look back at” in Japanese
視返す
mikaesu to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again, to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending), to put a person to shame, to get one's own back
見返せる
mikaeseru to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again, to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending), to put a person to shame, to get one's own back
見かえす
mikaesu to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again, to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending), to put a person to shame, to get one's own back
みかえせる
mikaeseru to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again, to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending), to put a person to shame, to get one's own back
みかえす
mikaesu to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again, to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending), to put a person to shame, to get one's own back
見つめ返す
mitsumekaesu to stare back at, to look back at
見返せ
mikaese to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again, to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending), to put a person to shame, to get one's own back
視返そ
mikaeso to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again, to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending), to put a person to shame, to get one's own back
視返さ
mikaesa to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again, to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending), to put a person to shame, to get one's own back
視返し
mikaeshi to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again, to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending), to put a person to shame, to get one's own back
見返そ
mikaeso to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again, to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending), to put a person to shame, to get one's own back
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