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Do they mean the same thing when used as a sequence word ("again, a second
time") or is there any difference (apart from 二度 also being used to mean "two
times")?
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"again" word: 二度｛にど｝, 再び｛ふたたび｝ - usage, difference
Only in **_negative_** sentences, 「[二度]{にど}と」, not「二度」, can mean "again".

「マクドナルドへは **二度と** [行]{い}かない！」= "I'll never go to McDonald's again!"

In affirmative sentences, 「二度」 always means "twice". 「二度と」 cannot be used in
affirmative sentences.

「日本に **二度** 行ったことがあります。」= "I have been to Japan twice."

「[再]{ふたた}び」 means "again" in any situation.

「[去年]{きょねん} **再び** 日本に行った。」 means "I went to Japan again last year." This
means that you had been to Japan at least once before last year as well.

「去年 **二度** 日本に行った。」 is completely different. It means "I went to Japan twice
last year."
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