洗あらい直なおす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

wash again; rewash

Literal meaning: to wash something a second time, often because it wasn't clean enough the first time.

• 汚よごれが落おちなかったので、もう一いち度ど洗あらい直なおした。

  The dirt didn't come off, so I washed it again.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

reconsider; reexamine; review from scratch

Figurative use: to go back over a plan, idea, or situation from the beginning, as if washing it clean and starting fresh. Often used in business or personal decision-making.

• 計けい画かくを根こん本ぽんから洗あらい直なおす必ひつ要ようがある。

  We need to reconsider the plan from the ground up.

• その問もん題だいについてもう一いち度ど洗あらい直なおしてみましょう。

  Let's reexamine that issue once more.