again

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 再 expresses something happening again; 再び is read ふたたび.
• Basic usage: 再びこの町を訪れたい means wanting to visit this town again.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Resumption and reunion with the same reading
  • 再開 and 再会 are both read さいかい. 再開 means restarting something interrupted, such as a match or construction; 再会 means meeting someone you knew before again.