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直し  [なおし]    meaning:  do again  rank: 2
☆ から飲み直しにこう ⇨   (☛ Follows 連用形 of another verb. Scrap the previous attempt and redo)

直し  [なおし]  [遣り直し]    meaning:  do again  rank: 2
☆ 人生はやり直しがかない ⇨ Life cannot be redone  (☛ Follows 連用形 of another verb. Scrap the previous attempt and redo)
☆ 最初からやり直しだ ⇨ We have to do everything all over again  (☛ Follows 連用形 of another verb. Scrap the previous attempt and redo)


More examples:
  • 出直して来るようわれた ⇨ He was told to come back later
  • 政府財政て直しが急務だ ⇨ The new government has to improve the finances ASAP
  • 会社て直しは容易でなかった ⇨ The rebuilding of the company was not easy
  • それは今日のうちに直しておきます ⇨ I will have it repaired by the end of the day
  • え直してえませんか? ⇨ Could you reconsider? Could you change your mind?
  • 会社て直した ⇨ He’s rebuilt the company
  • 会社経営体制見直し ⇨ A review of the corporate management structure
  • 取り直してもう一度挑戦することにした ⇨ I regrouped my thoughts and decided to try one more time
  • 今日病院当直している ⇨ He is on call at the hospital tonight
  • 最初にきちんとやらないとやり直しで二手間になる ⇨ If you don’t do it right the first time you will have to do it again
  • 容態持ち直した ⇨ His condition has improved
  • 彼等製品から設計し直した ⇨ They redesigned the new product from the ground up
  • えようかとえたが、い直した ⇨ I thought about buying a new car, but decided not to
  • 自転車を直しておいたけど ⇨ I’m letting you know that I repaired your bicycle
  • 原作をそのまま作り直したのではい ⇨ There is no artistry, it is not very interesting, if you just remake the original exactly the same