繕う – Vocabulary details

繕つくろう

Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)

1. to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn

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

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

4. to treat (illness, injury, etc.)

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to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

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