How to say "regain" in Japanese

• 取り戻すとりもどすJLPT N1approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers the basic 'regain' sense: taking back something that was yours and is now lost, or restoring a former state — one's health, confidence, or standing. The nuance is restoration to how things were.
  私わたしたちは、失うしなった時間じかんを取り戻とりもどさなくてはならない。↗

  We must make up for lost time.
• 取り返すとりかえすCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbA natural choice for 'get back' or 'regain' as well, and the one to reach for when the meaning is 'make up (for)': recouping a loss or compensating for a setback through later effort.
  私は彼かれからお金かねを取り返とりかえした。↗

  I got the money back from him.

Both common verbs mean to get back something lost; 「取り戻す」 stresses restoring what was yours or a former state, while 「取り返す」 often carries the added sense of making up for a loss or setback.

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• 取り戻すとりもどすto take back
• 取り返すとりかえすto get back