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直す なおす N4

  1. to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.); to fix; to mend; to put right; to repair; to restore; to revive (one's spirits); to straighten (e.g. a tie); to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.)
  2. to alter; to change; to convert; to translate
  3. to put away; to put back
  4. to cure; to heal
  5. to move up; to promote
  6. to do over again; to redo

見直す みなおす N2

  1. to look at again
  2. to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review
  3. to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light
  4. to improve; to recover (market, illness, etc.)

考え直す かんがえなおす

  1. to reassess; to reconsider; to rethink

思い直す おもいなおす

  1. to change one's mind; to re-think; to think back upon

持ち直す もちなおす

  1. to improve; to pick up; to rally; to recover
  2. to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other

書き直す かきなおす

  1. to make a fair copy; to rewrite; to write out

やり直す やりなおす

  1. to do over again; to recommence; to redo; to remake; to resume; to start over

立て直す たてなおす

  1. to put back up; to stand back up
  2. to put back on its feet; to put right; to rearrange; to recover; to reorganize; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy)
  3. to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate; to revise

気を取り直す きをとりなおす

  1. to collect oneself (after a failure); to pull oneself together; to regain control (of oneself)

矯め直す ためなおす

  1. to correct; to cure; to set up again
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