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soreness after a massage; post-massage pain
The muscle pain or stiffness that can occur after receiving a massage, especially if the massage was too deep or intense. A common experience discussed in everyday Japanese life.
マッサージの揉み返しがきつい。
The post-massage soreness is bad.
強く揉みすぎると揉み返しが来る。
If you massage too hard, you'll get soreness afterward.
昨日の整体の揉み返しで、今日は体がだるい。
Because of the post-massage soreness from yesterday's chiropractic session, my body feels sluggish today.
WORD FORMATION:
揉む (to massage, to knead) + 返し (return, rebound). Literally the 'comeback' from being massaged.
USAGE:
Very common in everyday conversation when discussing massage experiences. Often used with 来る (揉み返しが来る) to express the onset of post-massage soreness.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 揉み返しが来る (to get post-massage soreness)
- 揉み返しがひどい (the soreness is bad)
- 揉み返しが残る (soreness lingers)