構える

かまえる

Meanings

  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain
  2. to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
  3. to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for
  4. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to put on an air; to assume an attitude
  5. to stiffen; to tense up; to become formal
  6. Ichidan verb, Transitive to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign
  7. to plan; to scheme

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