矯める

ためる

to straighten, to correct, to cure

染め直す

そめなおす

to dye again

締め直す

しめなおす

to retighten

矯めつ眇めつ

ためつすがめつ

scrutiny, scanning, taking a good look

枝を矯める

えだをためる

to straighten a branch

見つめ直す

みつめなおす

to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine

矯飾

きょうしょく

affectation, pretense, pretence

矯正

きょうせい

correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.), remedy, rectification, redress, reform

矯風

きょうふう

reform of morals

矯激

きょうげき

radical, extreme, eccentric

奇矯

ききょう

eccentric

不正を矯める

ふせいをためる

to redress injustice

角を矯めて牛を殺す

つのをためてうしをころす

to throw the baby out with the bath water, to strain at a camel and swallow a gnat, to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point

直す

なおす

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)

矯味剤

きょうみざい

taste masking agent, flavoring substance

矯正院

きょうせいいん

reformatory; house of correction

出直す

でなおす

to come again, to call again, to make a fresh start

着直す

きなおす

to change clothes

寝直す

ねなおす

to go back to bed