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矯
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correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
Examples
眼鏡をかければ君の視力は矯正されるだろう。
Wearing glasses should correct your vision.
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(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
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correctional facility (for juveniles); juvenile detention centre (center); reformatory
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orthodontia; orthodontics
Examples
歯列矯正についてご相談したいのですが。
I'd like to have a consultation about getting braces.
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Idiomatic expression
to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; to straighten the horns and kill the cow
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trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; the cure is worse than the disease
