繕つくろう

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

mend; repair; darn

Used for repairing physical items, especially clothing, fabric, or small objects.

• 母ははは破やぶれたシャツを繕つくろってくれた。

  My mother mended the torn shirt for me.

• 靴くつ下したの穴あなを繕つくろう。

  I darn the hole in the sock.

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

fix up; adjust; tidy

Used for fixing one's appearance: hair, clothes, makeup, or general grooming.

• 鏡かがみの前まえで髪かみを繕つくろう。

  I fix my hair in front of the mirror.

• 彼かの女じょは服ふくの乱みだれを繕つくろってから部屋へやに入はいった。

  She adjusted her disheveled clothes before entering the room.

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

keep up appearances; cover up; gloss over

Used for smoothing over a mistake, hiding a flaw, or maintaining a facade in social situations.

• 彼かれは笑わらって失しっ敗ぱいを繕つくろった。

  He laughed it off and covered up his mistake.

• その場ばを繕つくろうために、とっさに嘘うそをついた。

  I told a quick lie to gloss over the situation.

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

treat (illness, injury)

Archaic use for treating a medical condition; modern Japanese uses 治療する or 手当てする.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、傷きずを繕つくろうという表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old texts, the expression 傷を繕う can be found, meaning to treat a wound.