Search Terms: *繕*
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Godan-u verb, transitive verb
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.)(archaism)
noun, auxillary suru verb
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maintenance and repair, upkeep (of equipment)
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
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to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.), to make excuses for, to gloss over, to talk one's way out of
Other readings:
言いつくろう【いいつくろう】
、言繕う【いいつくろう】
noun
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repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
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金繕い【きんづくろい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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grooming oneself (esp. animals), mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys), social grooming, personal grooming
Other readings:
毛繕い【けづくろい】
noun
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maintenance fee (in an apartment building), maintenance charge, reserve fund for building repairs
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
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
Other readings:
取繕う【とりつくろう】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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dressing oneself, personal grooming
Other readings:
身づくろい【みづくろい】