ななめにかまえ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (1-dan)
1. to couch (a sword)
2. to look at cynically or ironically
3. to stand ready (to do); to adopt a formal attitude
Composed of
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air