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► 動詞
構う  [(2)かまう]    meaning:  care  rank: 1
☆ 体裁ばかり構っている ⇨ He only cares how he looks to others
☆ に構うことはないですよ ⇨ You don’t have to worry about me, how I feel

構う  [(2)かまう]  [構わない]    meaning:  care  rank: 1
☆ 好きなようにしてもらって構わない ⇨ It doesn’t matter to me whatever you do. You can do however you like
☆ はそれで構わないです ⇨ I don’t have any problem with that

構う  [(2)かまう]    meaning:  matter not  rank: 1
☆ もう帰ってもらっても構いません ⇨ It is OK if you leave now

構う  [(2)かまう]    meaning:  bother  rank: 2
☆ もう構わないでさい ⇨ Please leave me alone
☆ を構うのをやめなさい ⇨ Stop bothering your little brother

構える  [(3)かまえる]    meaning:  prepare  rank: 2
☆ 上段に構えた ⇨ He held the sword over his head (to be ready for a fight)
☆ 気楽面接だからそんなに構えなくてもいいよ ⇨ It’s just a casual interview, so you don’t have to be so ready and tense
☆ そんなに呑気に構えていると遭うよ ⇨ If you’re acting laid-back like that, unprepared like that, it will cost you  (☛ Take a certain attitude to be ready for an action)
☆ カメラを構えていなかったので写真取り損ねた ⇨ I didn’t have my camera in the position and missed to take pictures  (☛ Take a certain pose and stance to be ready for an action)

構える  [(3)かまえる]    meaning:  set up  rank: 3
☆ 都心高層ビル事務所を構えている ⇨ He has an office in a high-rise in the city center  (☛ Set up a house, office, store)

► 名詞
構え  [(2)かまえ]    meaning:  stance  rank: 2
☆ 独特打ち方の構えで有名だ ⇨ He is known for a unique batting stance
☆ 彼等徹底的抗戦する構えだ ⇨ They are taking a stance that they will resist to the end

構え  [(2)かまえ]    meaning:  appearance  rank: 3
☆ 風変わりな構えの ⇨ A store with a strange, unusual, appearance