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    3. 取り繕う

    取り繕う

    取とり​繕つくろう​

    to keep up (appearances)

    NTVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab30 strokes

    取繕う取りつくろう

    とりつくろう

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front)
    2.
    to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate
    3.
    to mend, to repair, to patch up

    Stroke 0 / 30

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    繕
    つくろ.う…(1)
    darning・repair・mend・trim・tidy up…(1)
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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