Natural spoken Japanese · 10 minutes · 0003
見直す
A proposal can need another look without needing to be thrown away.
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Read once for the decision, then aloud as both speakers. Which parts of the proposal survive?
A今の案だと、少し情報を詰め込みすぎている気がします。
Bたしかに。いったん優先順位を整理し直したほうがよさそうですね。
A今日はここで決め切らずに、それぞれチームに持ち帰って検討しませんか。
Bそうしましょう。では、構成を見直した案を金曜日までに共有します。
Aお願いします。ただ、方向性そのものから練り直す必要はないと思います。
B分かりました。基本方針は残しつつ、情報を絞り込んでみます。
Notice: 決め切る means reach a final decision, not merely discuss. 持ち帰る here means take the question back to one’s team for consideration. 〜気がします／〜ほうがよさそうです make the proposal tentative without making it vague.
Recall: Before reading on, say in Japanese what B will change—and what B will keep.
Another look, or another start?
見直す places the camera on an existing plan or draft. You inspect it again to see what should change; the word does not say that the whole plan is wrong. The other verbs name different operations on that plan.
見＋直す is literally “look again / look to improve.” The 〜直す pattern can also attach to the particular work you repeat: 整理し直す・書き直す・組み直す. A second pass need not mean starting from zero.
| Expression | What changes? | Natural package |
|---|---|---|
| 見直す | Re-examine a draft, structure, or approach; revise if needed. | 構成を見直す |
| 整理し直す | Reorder or clarify material already gathered. | 優先順位を整理し直す |
| 練り直す | Work an idea or plan through again, often more deeply. | 企画を練り直す |
| 絞り込む | Reduce several possibilities or pieces of information by a criterion. | 掲載する情報を絞り込む |
| やり直す | Do the task again from the beginning; stronger than a review. | 最初からやり直す |
Decision path: First 案を見直す; if the order is muddy, 優先順位を整理し直す; if there is too much, 情報を絞り込む. Only if the underlying concept fails might you 企画を練り直す. やり直す implies a broader reset.
Retrieve 1 · Choose the operation
Complete the four meeting updates with 見直す・整理し直す・練り直す・絞り込む, changing form as needed. Decide what the speaker is actually doing.
- 内容は変えずに、優先順位だけ＿＿＿。
- 候補が多すぎるので、三つに＿＿＿。
- 基本方針は残して、ページの構成を＿＿＿。
- 目的からずれているので、企画そのものを＿＿＿必要がある。
1. 整理し直します 2. 絞り込みます 3. 見直します 4. 練り直す
1 changes order; 2 reduces options; 3 reviews an existing structure; 4 revisits the concept itself. Other answers may work if the situation changes—explain your intended scope.
Retrieve 2 · Generic to natural
Your draft has good ideas, but too much information. Rephrase this blunt, generic line to keep the good parts and specify one operation:
この案はよくないです。全部変えましょう。
基本方針は残しつつ、掲載する情報を絞り込んで、構成を見直したほうがよさそうですね。
The revision now has a scope: retain the direction, reduce content, review structure. 〜ほうがよさそうですね presents it as a collaborative suggestion.
Retrieve 3 · 〜直す in context
Say these as one compact sentence each: “We wrote the copy, but it is too long; we’ll rewrite it.” “The team roles are unbalanced; we’ll reorganize them.”
説明が長すぎるので、原稿を書き直します。
役割のバランスが悪いので、チームを組み直します。
The first repeats writing; the second repeats team formation. 見直す would mean review those things, without promising a complete rewrite or reorganization.
Match the verb to the size of the change
△ この企画は最初からやり直してください。
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まず構成を見直して、情報を少し絞り込めそうですか。
The first may be appropriate for a failed proposal, but it sounds like a full reset. If the basic direction is sound, name the smaller revision. 見直す does not necessarily imply an error.
△ 今日、全部決めましょう。
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今日は決め切らずに、一度チームに持ち帰って検討しませんか。
When the team still needs input, 持ち帰る is a natural meeting move, not literally carrying an object home. It sets up who will think further before the next decision.
A proposal with too much information
Take 20 seconds for cue words, then speak for 60–90 seconds as a teammate. Use 見直す plus at least two of 整理し直す・練り直す・絞り込む・やり直す. Also try one soft suggestion.
- Say what works in the current website proposal.
- Explain why the purpose is hard to see.
- Say what to retain and which specific changes to make.
- Decide whether to settle it now or take it back to the team.
- Offer a concrete next step and deadline.
今の案は方向性がいいと思うんですが、情報を少し詰め込みすぎていて、一番伝えたいことが見えにくくなっている気がします。基本方針は残しつつ、まず掲載する情報を絞り込んで、優先順位を整理し直したほうがよさそうですね。そのうえでページの構成を見直したいです。企画そのものを練り直したり、最初からやり直したりする必要はないと思います。今日は決め切らずに、一度チームに持ち帰って検討しませんか。金曜日までに修正案を共有します。
Compare the scope of your verbs, not just exact wording. Did you say what survives and what changes?
Ask a follow-up question or send your spoken version for feedback. Reading the model is not evidence of mastery; try again later with a different proposal.