Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verbto protect; to guard; to defend · to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

Nounbabysitting; babysitter · protecting; keeping; keeper

Nounprotection; defense; defence · providence · amulet; charm; talisman

Noun(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'defense; defence · fielding

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'(being on the) defensive

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)defensive

Noungecko; house lizard

Noun, Suru verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Transitive verbprotection; safeguard · shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

Nounconservatism

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbbuilding up and maintaining

Nounguards

Nounnurse; nanny; guardian

Nounwar of defense; war of defence; defensive fight; defensive warfare

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verblack of innovation; stupidity

Nouncode; rule; regulation

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verbkeeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality

Nounshouyi; guarding the one; Taoist meditative practice of concentrating the mind to unite body and spirit

Nounmiser; cheapskate; scrooge

Nounsword for self-defense; sword for self-defence

Nounpaper charm; talisman

Nounguardian deity

Nounguards

Noungarrison

Nounguardian deity

Nounguardian spirit

Nounone's fielding average

Nounguardian dragon

Nounsmall pouch containing a paper charm or talisman

Nounguard station; guard house; guard post

NounShuhari; three stages of mastery: the fundamentals, breaking with tradition, creating one's own techniques

Nounguard; watchman

Nounguard; protector

Nounacting shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

Nounguardian; custodian

Nounconservatives; old guard

Nounguardian; custodian; preserver · watch; guard; lookout; watchman

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verbto hold fast; to protect to the end

Nounguardian angel

Nounguardian deity

Nounmaking replacements for defensive purposes in the late inning of a game

Nounduty of confidentiality

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verbto hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

Nounpatron saint

Nounprovincial military governor turned daimyo (Muromachi period) (distinct from the shugo bureaucrats of the Kamakura period)

Nounarea of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend · (one's) field; (one's) scope; area of expertise; range of topics one can converse about; breadth of one's interests and knowledge · one's type; kind of person one is attracted to

Nounfielding position

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto support; to back up; to rally round · to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale) · to bring up; to raise

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' endingto go on the defensive; to play it safe