Japanese - English Dictionary - Words in Mend [とり繕うの言葉]

English Meanings:

1. remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; reconstruction; reshuffling (e.g. cabinet)
2. modding

English Meanings:

1. to become fine (of fabric)
2. to be checkmated
3. to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to reach the limits

English Meanings:

1. to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up

2. to shorten; to move closer together

3. to reduce (spending); to conserve

4. to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do (usu. as 根を詰める)

5. to go through thoroughly; to work out (details); to bring to a conclusion; to wind up

6. to be on duty; to be stationed

7. to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
8. to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.) (the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai)

9. to do non-stop; to do continuously; to keep doing (without a break)
10. to do completely; to do thoroughly
11. to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

English Meanings:

1. to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
2. to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair
3. to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath)

English Meanings:

1. to join; to piece together; to set (bones)
2. to graft (onto a tree)

English Meanings:

1. to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn
2. to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom
3. to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake); to gloss over
4. to treat (illness, injury, etc.)

English Meanings:

1. to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge
2. to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack; to cram; to fill up

English Meanings:

1. to bury (e.g. in the ground)
2. to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed
3. to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to bridge (a difference, a gap); to fill (a seat, a vacant position); to fill out
4. to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends; to compensate for
5. to put cold water (in a bath)
6. to cover; to scatter something over

English Meanings:

1. to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to gratify
2. to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

English Meanings:

1. to pour (into)
2. to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to pour onto; to spray
3. to shed (tears)
4. to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to fix (one's eyes) on

5. to flow into (e.g. of a river); to run into; to drain into
6. to fall (of rain, snow); to pour down

English Meanings:

1. patchwork

English Meanings:

1. to join (cloth, wood, etc.)

English Meanings:

1. to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)

English Meanings:

1. cork

English Meanings:

1. to shut; to close; to fasten; to lock
2. to block (a street, entrance, etc.)
3. to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to cut off; to cover (e.g. in darkness) (usu. in the passive)
4. to consume (with negative feelings); to fill (e.g. with sadness); to bury (e.g. in grief) (usu. in the passive)

English Meanings:

1. seal

2. to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

English Meanings:

1. adhesion; conglutination
2. collusion; collusive relationship

English Meanings:

1. to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth)
2. to stand in the way; to obstruct
3. to occupy; to fill up; to take up
4. to perform one's role; to do one's duty

5. to feel depressed; to be in low spirits; to mope

English Meanings:

1. seal

English Meanings:

1. to seal (letter)
2. to prevent; to forbid; to block