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取
とり
繕
つくろ
う
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to keep up (appearances)
2. to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to varnish over; to palliate; to temporize; to temporise
3. to mend; to repair; to patch up
Alt. forms
取
と
り
繕
つくろ
う
94%
とりつくろ
う
5%
取
とり
繕
つくろ
う
Kanji used
取
take
繕
darning
Pitch accent
と
りつくろ
う
と
りつくろう
Conjugations...
Used in: 13
Composed of
取
とり
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
繕
つくろ
う
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)