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<entry> <ent_seq>1848540</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>言い繕う</keb> </k_ele> <k_ele> <keb>言いつくろう</keb> </k_ele> <k_ele> <keb>言繕う</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>いいつくろう</reb> </r_ele> <sense> <pos>&v5u;</pos> <pos>&vt;</pos> <gloss>to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.)</gloss> <gloss>to make excuses for</gloss> <gloss>to gloss over</gloss> <gloss>to talk one's way out of</gloss> </sense> </entry>