直す
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Meanings
- to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits)
- to change, to alter, to convert, to translate
- to put back, to put away
- to cure, to heal
- to move up, to promote
- to do over again, to redo
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I fix the broken bicycle.
The teacher corrected my essay for me.
These shoes can't be repaired anymore.
It is difficult to correct bad habits.
Please correct the mistakes in your report before submitting it.
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character (esp. kanji), letter, written text; handwriting, penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
important, serious, crucial; valuable, precious; serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis; great undertaking, great enterprise, great thing; safe, OK
to get dirty, to become dirty; to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
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character (esp. kanji), letter, written text; handwriting, penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
View detailsimportant, serious, crucial; valuable, precious; serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis; great undertaking, great enterprise, great thing; safe, OK
View detailsto get dirty, to become dirty; to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
View detailsI, me; you; manservant
View detailsto wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up; to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf; to conceal (a feeling), to hide; to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
View detailsMetropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture; counter for cities and towns; capital
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