Translation guide
Expresses the idea of beginning again, often after a failure, break, or fresh start. Japanese uses verbs, set phrases, and idiomatic expressions to convey restarting, turning over a new leaf, or making a fresh start.
To express turning over a new leaf, reforming oneself, or starting life over.
A four-character compound meaning 'turning over a new leaf' or 'making a fresh start'. Often used with する or 図る.
I turned over a new leaf and started a new job.
Literally 'to start over from scratch'. Implies going back to the beginning and trying again.
I failed, but I intend to start over from scratch.
Means 'to make a fresh start' or 'to restart'. Often used for careers, life, or projects.
He made a fresh start after his divorce.
Literally 'to change one's heart'. Means to reform oneself or turn over a new leaf in behavior.
I'll turn over a new leaf and study seriously.
To express beginning again after a pause, interruption, or failure.
A common verb meaning 'to redo' or 'to start over'. Used for tasks, work, or relationships.
Let's start over from the beginning.
Means 'to resume' or 'to restart' after a break. Suitable for meetings, events, or operations.
We will resume the meeting.
Literally 'to redo the partitioning'. Used figuratively for restarting a discussion, negotiation, or match from scratch.
Let's restart the negotiations from scratch.
To express beginning a new stage in life, often with a sense of renewal.
A natural phrase meaning 'to make a new start'. Combines Japanese and loanword.
I made a fresh start in a new place.
A common loanword phrase meaning 'restart' or 'fresh start'. Often used in casual contexts.
Literally 'to walk a second life'. Used for major life changes like retirement or career shifts.
やり直す implies redoing from the beginning, often because of a mistake. 再開する simply means resuming after a pause, without necessarily starting over.
redo the documents (from scratch)
resume the meeting
Avoid directly translating 'starting anew' as 新しく始める. While grammatically correct, it sounds unnatural. Use the idiomatic expressions provided instead.
Overcome the failure and it's a fresh start.
After retirement, I started walking a second life.