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jmdict 1848540 Active (id: 1981268)
1848540 jmdict A [id=1981268]
言い繕う;言いつくろう;言繕う
いいつくろう
[1][v5u,vt]
  to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of



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