とりつくろう

取 り 繕 う

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

    to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front)

    • 取り繕うように、笑ってみせる。
      She smiled to smooth things over.

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

    to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate

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

    to mend, to repair, to patch up