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取り繕う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
取り繕う
BOOST
Reading : とりつくろう   
'u' godan 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
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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取り繕う is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 176,000 (about 414,000 results)
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Example sentences:
つくろ
ように
わら
ってみせる

She smiled to smooth things over.
取繕う
BOOST
Reading : とりつくろう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 239,000 (about 41,300 results)
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シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
また again   
ゼン   つくろ to mend, to do repairs   
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ゼン   virtuous   よ virtous, good   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
grass   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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シ   いと thread   
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