機嫌きげん
kigen'o toru

Godan Verb (ru)
Expression

1. to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

転校てんこうせい先生せんせい鉛筆えんぴつけずって機嫌きげんをとった。
tenkōsēwa sensēno empitsuo kezutte kigen'o totta.
The new boy made up to his teacher by sharpening her pencils.
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