Learn JLPT N1 Vocabulary:

(kamaeru)

Kana:
Kanji:
Romaji: kamaeru

Type: Verb
Meaning: 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
JLPT level: N1

Example sentences:

doitsu gawa kara mireba, seiou rekkyou to koto o kamaeru noni kore hodo
koutsugou na toki wa nakatta.
No time was likely to be so favorable for Germany to stir up trouble with the
Western Powers.

karera wa raifuru juu o kamae, watashi ni tsukitsuketa. kaiwa wa fukanou

datta.
They raised their rifles and pointed them at me. Communication was
impossible.

sovieto roshia ni tai shite kouzen to koto o kamaeru kiken o yokeru tame,
haken butai o shiganhei toshite kamufuraaju suru koto ni natta.
They were to be camouflaged as volunteers in an endeavor to diminish the
chances of an open war with Russia.

shihonka wa yuuzen to kamaete inobeeshon o kane de kai, motto mo yasui

yuushuu na roudouryoku o yatotte, sekaijuu ni tounyuu shite, kenkyuu
kaihatsu to seizou to ryuutsuu o okonau.
Capitalists can sit back, buy up any innovation, and then hire the best,
cheapest labor input from anywhere in the world to research it, develop it,
produce it, and distribute it.

Meaning in other languages:

Chinese: (yùxiān zhǔnbèi)

Korean: 꾸미다 (kkumida)