取り繕う
とりつくろう
- to keep up (appearances) v5u vt
- to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to varnish over; to palliate; to temporize; to temporise v5u vt
- to mend; to repair; to patch up v5u vt
Kanji
取
シュ
と.る • と.り • と.り- • とり • -ど.り
take; fetch; take up
繕
ゼン
つくろ.う
darning; repair; mend; trim; tidy up; adjust