こしらえる

verb (ichidan)拵えるこしらえる · koshiraeru

1. Englishto make; to manufacture; to fabricate

   • ２人の兄弟は協力して食事をこしらえた。The two boys cooked their meal between them.

2. Englishto build; to construct

3. Englishto prepare; to get ready; to make (in advance)

4. Englishto dress (oneself in); to dress up (in); to put on (one's makeup, a dress, etc.); to adorn (oneself in)

5. Englishto raise money (for); to gather (a sum); to save up; to incur (a debt)

   • 彼は借金をこしらえた。He ran into debt.

6. Englishto have (a child, partner, lover, etc.); to make (a friend); to start (an affair)

7. Englishto make up (e.g. an excuse); to fabricate (a story); to invent; to concoct

   • 彼は遅刻の口実をこしらえた。He invented an excuse for being late.

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