構える
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Meanings
- to set up (a house, store, etc.), to build, to establish, to run, to maintain
- 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)
- to adopt a posture, to assume a stance, to stand ready, to be poised for
- to put on an air, to assume an attitude
- to stiffen, to tense up, to become formal
- to fabricate in order to deceive, to make up, to feign
- to plan, to scheme
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Example sentences
He set up a new office in Tokyo.
The photographer held the camera up, pointing it at the subject.
The swordsman quietly assumed a stance while watching his opponent's movements.
She always puts on such a stiff, formal air that she rarely shares her true feelings.
After retirement, my grandfather set up a house in the suburbs and is living a leisurely, carefree life.
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