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面倒なようでも、基本に立ち返って検討し直したらどうだろう。急がば回れ、というじゃない。

Sentence Analyzer

面倒な よう 基本 立ち返って 検討し直したら どう だろう 急がば 回れ いう じゃない

English Translation

It may seem like a hassle, but I think you ought to go back to the basics and start over. Haste makes waste they say.

Furigana

面倒(めんどう)なようでも、基本(きほん)()(かえ)って検討(けんとうなお)()したらどうだろう。(いそ)がば(まわ)れ、というじゃない。

Romanji

Mendōna yō de mo, kihon ni tachikaette kentōshinaoshitara dō darou. isogaba maware, to iu janai.

Words

面倒 (めんどう)
trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
基本 (きほん)
foundation; basis; standard
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
立ち返る (たちかえる)
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
検討 (けんとう)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion; analysis; review
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
急ぐ (いそぐ)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
じゃあ (じゃあ、じゃ)
then; well; so; well then; combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles; plain copula

Kanji

Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface
Readings: トウ、 たお.れる、 -だお.れ、 たお.す、 さかさま、 さかさ、 さかしま
Meanings: overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down
Readings: キ、 もと、 もとい
Meanings: fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect
Readings: ヘン、 かえ.す、 -かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る
Meanings: return, answer, fade, repay
Readings: ケン、 しら.べる
Meanings: examination, investigate
Readings: トウ、 う.つ
Meanings: chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ
Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Readings: カイ、 エ、 まわ.る、 -まわ.る、 -まわ.り、 まわ.す、 -まわ.す、 まわ.し-、 -まわ.し、 もとお.る、 か.える
Meanings: -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences