彼女はなんとかして世間体をつくろった。

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彼女 は なんと かして 世間体 を つくろった 。

English Translation

She managed to keep up appearances.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)はなんとかして世間体(せけんてい)をつくろった。

Romanji

Kanojo wa nanto kashite sekentei o tsukurotta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

何と (なんと)

what; how; whatever

化す (かす、けす)

to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

世間体 (せけんてい)

appearance (in the eyes of society); decency

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

繕う (つくろう)

to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn; to trim; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom; to keep up appearances; to cover up (mistakes etc.); to gloss over; to treat (illness, injury, etc.)

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

女

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め

Meanings: woman, female

世

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう

Meanings: generation, world, society, public

間

Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい

Meanings: interval, space

体

Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち

Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images