Illustration: At a small Japanese fruit stall, a dishonest seller angles a shallow gift box toward a customer so that only a perfect row of peaches can be seen. From the side, the box's contents are clear: badly bruised peaches are concealed underneath the attractive top layer.

ごまかす

gomakasu

to deceive, to cheat

Example sentences

誰だれも部長ぶちょうをごまかせません。
Nobody can put anything over on the bureau chief.
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そんな手てで私わたしの目めをごまかそうとしても無駄むだだ。
You can’t fool me with a trick like that.
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外見がいけんで他人たにんをごまかす。
He deceives others with his appearance.
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