Translation guide
Ways to express refreshing, renewing, or re-energizing in Japanese, depending on whether you mean refreshing a screen, feeling refreshed, or renewing something.
To reload or update a digital display, such as a web page or app.
General term for updating or refreshing digital content. Used for web pages, apps, and software.
Please refresh the page.
Loanword from English 'reload'. Common in tech contexts, especially for web browsers.
I refreshed the browser.
Literally 're-read/load'. Used for refreshing or reloading a page or data.
Please refresh this page.
To describe a feeling of renewal, revitalization, or mental/physical refreshment.
Loanword from English. Commonly used for refreshing one's mind or body, e.g., through a break or change of pace.
I took a walk and felt refreshed.
Describes a feeling of being refreshed, clear-headed, or uncluttered. Often used after a shower, cleaning, or solving a problem.
I felt refreshed after taking a shower.
Means 'to be a change of pace' or 'to refresh one's mood'. Used when an activity provides mental refreshment.
Traveling is a good way to refresh yourself.
Literally 'to feel exhilarating/refreshing'. More emphatic and somewhat literary.
To review or renew one's memory or skills.
To recall or remember. Often used when refreshing one's memory about something.
Try to refresh your memory.
To review or brush up on previously learned material. Common in educational contexts.
I refreshed my knowledge before the exam.
Literally 'to renew one's memory'. A more formal or literary expression.
To top up or renew a beverage, especially in a restaurant or bar.
Both mean 'to feel refreshed', but リフレッシュする is a loanword often used for intentional refreshment activities (like a vacation or hobby), while すっきりする describes a resulting state of clarity or cleanliness (after a shower, cleaning, or solving a problem).
I refreshed myself at the hot spring.
I felt refreshed after tidying up the room.
The morning air made me feel refreshed.
I refreshed my memory by reading the materials.
ビールを継ぎ足してもらえますか？
Could you refresh my beer?