(n) director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
(io) (n) (1) protection
defense
defence
(2) providence
(3) (abbr) amulet
charm
talisman
(n) (1) babysitting
babysitter
(2) protecting
keeping
keeper
(io) (n) charm
amulet
(n,vs) (1) babysitting
babysitter
(2) taking care of
assisting
assistant
helper
(n) (uk) newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
(n) (uk) gecko
house lizard
(n) one who guards flowers
(n,vs) loyalty to
(n,vs) custody
watching over
(n,vs) jailer
gaoler
(P)
(n) barrier keeper
(n) court or shrine guard
(n) defense
defence
(n,vs) strong defense
strong defence
(n,vs) strict observance
adherence
scrupulous compliance
(P)
(n,vs) clinging
(io) (n) charm
amulet
(n,vs) (1) babysitting
babysitter
(2) taking care of
assisting
assistant
helper
(n,vs) good fielding (baseball)
(P)
(n) offense and defense
offence and defence
batting and fielding
(P)
(n) daimyo
(n) guardian of a mountain
(n,vs) (1) babysitter
nursemaid
(2) babysitting
(P)
(n,vs) defending to the last
defending desperately
(n) (1) protection
defense
defence
(2) providence
(3) (abbr) amulet
charm
talisman
(P)
(n) (1) babysitting
babysitter
(2) protecting
keeping
keeper
(P)
(v5r,vt) (1) to protect
to guard
to defend
(2) to keep (i.e. a promise)
to abide (by the rules)
to observe
to obey
to follow
(P)
(n) security guard
doorkeeper
(P)
(n,vs) lack of innovation
stupidity
