取り繕う
toritsukurou
to keep up (appearances), to put up (a good front)
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  1. 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
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Kanji Breakdown
Take, Fetch, Take Up
On: しゅ Kun: と.る,と.り,と.り-,とり,-ど.り
8 strokes N3
Darning, Repair, Mend, Trim, Tidy Up, Adjust
On: ぜん Kun: つくろ.う
18 strokes N1
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
取り繕う (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

Example
よく取り繕うことがあります。
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