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振り出しに戻る (ふりだしにもどる) — to go back to square one | Kumi Dictionary

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振り出しに戻る

振り出しに戻る

振ふり出だしに戻もどる

to go back to square one

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ふりだしにもどる

Verb

1.

to go back to square one, to make a fresh start, to be back where one started

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Kanji that make up this word

ふ.る・ふ.れる・ふ.るう…(2)

shake・wave・wag・swing

で.る・-で・だ.す・-だ.す・い.でる・い.だす…(9)

exit・leave・go out・come out・put out…(1)

もど.す・もど.る…(1)

re-・return・revert・resume・restore…(1)

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