noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
payback; retaliation; revenge
Refers to getting back at someone for a wrong or slight, often with a sense of evening the score. Can be used in both serious and petty contexts.
彼はいつか仕返しをしてやろうと思っている。
He's thinking he'll get his revenge someday.
いじめっ子
It's not good to retaliate against a bully.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
doing over again; redoing
Less common meaning; used when redoing a task or action, often with a nuance of correcting a mistake or doing it properly the second time.
失敗したので、最初から仕返しをした。
Since I messed up, I redid it from the beginning.