辻褄

つじつま

coherence, consistency

気褄

きづま

humour, humor, temper, mood, spirits

左褄

ひだりづま

left skirt of a kimono

褄取り

つまどり つまとり

rear toe pick

褄黒横這

つまぐろよこばい ツマグロヨコバイ

green rice leafhopper (Nephotettix cincticeps)

機嫌気褄

きげんきづま

humour, humor, temper, mood, spirits

小褄取り

こづまとり こづまどり

rear toe pick

褄赤雀蜂

つまあかすずめばち

Asian hornet (Vespa velutina); Asian predatory wasp

左褄を取る

ひだりづまをとる

to become a geisha, to work as a geisha

辻褄が合う

つじつまがあう

to be consistent, to be coherent

褄黒大横這い

つまぐろおおよこばい

Bothrogonia ferruginea (species of leafhopper)

気褄を合わす

きづまをあわす

to curry favour, to butter up, to fawn over, to humour someone (humor), to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

辻褄の合わない

つじつまのあわない

incoherent, inconsistent

機嫌気褄を取る

きげんきづまをとる

to curry favour, to butter up, to fawn over, to humour someone (humor), to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

辻褄を合わせる

つじつまをあわせる

to make one's story to seem coherent, to adjust one's story to fit the situation