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こしらえる

to make, to put together, to prepare; to raise (money), to run up (a debt)

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Examples

  1. 母が弁当をこしらえてくれた。

    ははがべんとうをこしらえてくれた。

    My mother made me a boxed lunch.

  2. 彼は借金をこしらえてしまった。

    かれはしゃっきんをこしらえてしまった。

    He ended up running up debts.

  3. うまい言い訳をこしらえても、すぐに分かるよ。

    うまいいいわけをこしらえても、すぐにわかるよ。

    Even if you cook up a clever excuse, they'll see through it right away.

Common patterns

料理をこしらえる
to prepare a meal
借金をこしらえる
to run up a debt
言い訳をこしらえる
to make up an excuse

Memory tip

An old-fashioned, warm-sounding alternative to 作る, most at home with food and handmade things, and often in an older speaker's voice. It also has a 'bring into existence where it shouldn't be' sense — 借金をこしらえる, 言い訳をこしらえる.

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