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► 名詞
誤魔化し  [ごまかし]  [誤魔化しが利く]    meaning:  cheat  rank: 2
☆ 健康維持には誤魔化しは利かない ⇨ You cannot cheat your health maintenance. You can’t cut corners to stay healthy

誤魔化し  [ごまかし]    meaning:  deceive  rank: 2
☆ 彼は誤魔化しの人生を生きて来た ⇨ He has been living a life of lies, the easy way out  (☛ Not deception full of malice, but fail to face the reality and take responsibilities)


More examples:
  • 彼は年を誤魔化して酒を買おうとした ⇨ He tried to lie his age and buy alcohol
  • 僕は何とか痛みを誤魔化して走り続けようとした ⇨ I tried to somehow ignore the pain, trick myself to feel less pain, and keep running