How to say "anew" in Japanese

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  • 改めてあらためてJLPT N2approx.Common
    adverbCovers 'anew' as doing something another time or once again, typically deliberately and on a fresh occasion — reconsidering a matter, repeating an apology, or getting in touch again after plans change.
    改あらためて言いう事ことはない。↗
    I have nothing particular to say.
  • 今更いまさらJLPT N1approx.Common
    adverbSeldom the word you want for 'anew': it really means 'now, at this late stage', often implying it is too late to act or comment. Use it for belated timing, not for starting over.

Use 「改めて」 for 'anew' as 'another time, once again' — redoing something deliberately; 今更 really means 'now, at this late stage', so it is seldom the word for 'anew'.

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