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N1 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

(つくろ)to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn, to trim, to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom, to keep up appearances, to cover up (mistakes etc.), to gloss over, to treat (illness, injury, etc.)

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    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn

    2. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom

    3. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to keep up appearances, to cover up (e.g. a mistake), to gloss over

    4. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

      to treat (illness, injury, etc.)

      Archaic

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    繕う 【つくろう】

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    Examples

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      (ほころ)びを(はり)(いと)(つくろ)いました。

      I mended a tear with a needle and thread.

      • N1

      (おんな)()(かがみ)(まえ)(かみ)(つくろ)っています。

      The girl is fixing her hair in front of the mirror.

      • N1

      (にわ)垣根(かきね)(つくろ)ために(あたら)しいレンガを()()した。

      I bought more bricks to repair the garden hedge.

      • N1

      ()なりを(つくろ)ってからでないと美意識(びいしき)(たか)(あね)外出(がいしゅつ)できないそうです。

      My sister, who really cares about her looks, won't leave the house unless she's tidied up her appearance.

      • N1

      首相(しゅしょう)一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)体裁(ていさい)(つくろ)おうとしているが、汚職(おしょく)(すで)(あき)らかになっている。

      The Prime Minister is doing everything he can to keep up appearances, but the corruption is already out in the open.

      • N1
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