羽繕い

はづくろい

preening

身繕い

みづくろい

dressing oneself, personal grooming

金繕い

きんつくろい きんづくろい

repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.

繕い立てる

つくろいたてる

to put up a good front

言い繕う

いいつくろう

to gloss over

繕草

つくろいぐさ

Japanese mugwort

繕う

つくろう

to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn, to trim

修繕

しゅうぜん

repair, mending

営繕

えいぜん

upkeep (of equip.)

修繕工

しゅうぜんこう

repair man

修繕中

しゅうぜんちゅう

in the process of being repaired, during repairs

修繕費

しゅうぜんひ

repair expense

見繕う

みつくろう

to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion, to use one's discretion in choosing

垣繕う

かきつくろう

springtime repairing of fences after winter damage

修繕工場

しゅうぜんこうじょう

repair shop

取り繕う

とりつくろう

to keep up (appearances)

修繕積立金

しゅうぜんつみたてきん

maintenance fee (in an apartment building), maintenance charge, reserve fund for building repairs