取り繕うように、笑ってみせる。

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取り繕う ように 、 笑ってみせる 。

English Translation

She smiled to smooth things over.

Furigana

取(と)り繕(つくろ)うように、笑(わら)ってみせる。

Romanji

Toritsukurou yōni, warattemiseru.

Words

取り繕う (とりつくろう)

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to varnish over; to palliate; to temporize; to temporise; to mend; to repair; to patch up

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

笑う (わらう)

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

Kanji

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up

繕

Readings: ゼン、 つくろ.う

Meanings: darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust

笑

Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む

Meaning: laugh