構える (かまえる)to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish

1. to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establishIchidan verb, transitive verb
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)Ichidan verb, transitive verb
3. to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand readyIchidan verb, transitive verb
4. to put on an air; to assume an attitudeIchidan verb, intransitive verb
5. to stiffen; to tense up; to become formalIchidan verb, intransitive verb
6. to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feignIchidan verb, transitive verb

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