◆辻褄を合わせる Tsujitsuma wo awaseru.
- 解釈：縫い目の筋や褄を合わせて着物を仕立てるように、何とか筋道を付け、前後首尾に矛盾がないように取り繕（つくろ）うこと。
- Literal：A crossing and hem are united.
- Interpretation：Logical is united. It is made consistent. To make one's story to seem coherent. Various the one is straightened by devising.
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