“To keep up” in Japanese
Short answer
To keep up in Japanese is “取り繕う” (toritsukurou). Full meaning: to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate; to mend, to repair, to patch up.
Other ways to say “To keep up” in Japanese
続ける
tsuzukeru to continue, to keep up, to keep on
取繕う
toritsukurou to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate; to mend, to repair, to patch up
とり繕う
toritsukurou to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate; to mend, to repair, to patch up
取り繕える
toritsukuroeru to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate; to mend, to repair, to patch up
取りつくろう
toritsukurou to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate; to mend, to repair, to patch up
とりつくろえる
toritsukuroeru to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate; to mend, to repair, to patch up
とりつくろう
toritsukurou to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to gloss over, to varnish over, to patch (things) up, to palliate; to mend, to repair, to patch up
続けれる
tsuzukereru to continue, to keep up, to keep on
續づける
tsuzukeru to continue, to keep up, to keep on
つゞける
tsuzukeru to continue, to keep up, to keep on
つづける
tsuzukeru to continue, to keep up, to keep on
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