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A17 う-verb (う), Transitive verb

取(と)り繕(つくろ)うto keep up (appearances), , to smooth over (an error, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to palliate, to temporize, to temporise, to mend, to repair, to patch up

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    1. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front)

      2. 2.

        to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate

      3. 3.

        to mend, to repair, to patch up

    All Forms

    取り繕う 【とりつくろう】、取繕う 【とりつくろう】

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