to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
defense; defence; fielding
to hold fast; to protect to the end
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
answering machine; answerphone
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
answering machine; answerphone
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
castle tower; keep; donjon
viceroy; governor-general
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
grave maintenance; grave keeper
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
to take charge during someone's absence
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
compliance (with laws and regulations); regulatory compliance
to neglect (e.g. one's studies); to leave unattended
house where the family is out
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman
maintenance checkup; maintenance and inspection
to hold fast; to protect to the end
grove of the village shrine
naval district (of the Imperial Japanese Navy); naval station; military base (for suppressing Emishi; in ancient Japan)
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
strong defense; strong defence
director of Dewa province; person who frequently makes comparisons with other countries, industries, etc. when complaining about an issue or situation
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
running, hitting and fielding
acting shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
unattended (video, audio) recording; message left on the answering machine
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
adherence (to custom, tradition)
higonokami; type of folding knife with metal handle
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
NHK Kara Kokumin wo Mamoru Tō (political party); NHK Party
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
building up and maintaining
to take charge during someone's absence
governor of a province (under the ritsuryō system); daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
compliance (with laws and regulations); regulatory compliance
guard station; guard house; guard post
to adhere to one's principles; to preserve one's chastity
person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms); flower guard
conservative government; conservative administration
making replacements for defensive purposes in the late inning of a game
shouyi; guarding the one; Taoist meditative practice of concentrating the mind to unite body and spirit
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
offensive and defensive alliance
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to keep one's chastity; to remain faithful to one's spouse; to remain faithful to one's lover
maintainability; serviceability
to not be harsh on someone (while awaiting a result); to give someone a chance
person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms); flower guard
grove of the village shrine
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
conservative mainstream (in Japan assoc. with LDP faction of Shigeru Yoshida)
grave maintenance; grave keeper
Shuhari; three stages of mastery: the fundamentals, breaking with tradition, creating one's own techniques
staunchly conservative area; (lit.) kingdom of conservatism
local deity; guardian god
to stare at; to closely defend
Shinto shrine on Buddhist temple grounds dedicated to the tutelary deity of the area
war of defense; war of defence; defensive fight; defensive warfare
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
to protect; to preserve; to keep
to pretend to not be home; to pretend to be out
ultraconservatism; archconservatism
governor of a province (under the ritsuryō system); daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
to hold fast to one's ways; to be overly conservative; to not get with the times; (lit.) to guard the tree stub
monitoring camera (e.g., nanny cam, pet camera)
strict adherence; sticking to; steadfast defence
family members left at home
occupation and defence (of land, etc.)
to pretend to not be home; to pretend to be out
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
traveling while deliberately not paying a fare (travelling)
conservative without party affiliation
intensive defense practice
maintenance train; railway maintenance vehicle
ultraconservative doctrine; ultraconservative policy
palace keeper; palace guard
to stare at; to closely defend
absence of the gods from their shrines in October (while they are visiting the Grand Shrine of Izumo)
boat watchman; watching over a boat
clinging to old customs; adhering to old traditions
lack of innovation; stupidity
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
director of Dewa province; person who frequently makes comparisons with other countries, industries, etc. when complaining about an issue or situation
protecting a rice field; watching over a field; person who watches over a rice field
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple who substitutes for the chief priest
Schlegel's Japanese gecko (Gekko japonicus); Japanese gecko
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple
caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)
caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)
poor defense; poor defence
starting an enterprise and (or) carrying it to final success
New Conservative Party (defunct Japanese political party)
controller maintenance and diagnostic bus
program maintenance manual
program maintenance manual
ASSIST; Advanced Service Support Information System Technology
it is easy to start an enterprise but hard to maintain it
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
salamander shark (Parmaturus pilosus)
fruits left on a tree during winter (supposedly causing more fruits to appear in the next season)
person who tends to trees (e.g. in a garden)
provincial military governor turned daimyo (Muromachi period) (distinct from the shugo bureaucrats of the Kamakura period)
koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
(strict) punctuality; being on time
guardian; custodian; preserver; (arch.) watch; (arch.) guard; (arch.) lookout
guardian; custodian; preserver; (arch.) watch; (arch.) guard; (arch.) lookout
Conservative Party of Japan
nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster)
rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa)
wolf spider (any spider of family Lycosidae)
Surinam toad (Pipa pipa); pipa
tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)
tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)
Anderson's crocodile newt (Echinotriton andersoni); Anderson's newt; Ryukyu spiny newt; Japanese warty newt
common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus); Asian house gecko