expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to keep watch; to stand guard

noun:

• lifesaver; life guard

noun:

• continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; remaining on one's guard; being prepared for a counterstroke
• follow-through (e.g. in archery)
• lingering affection; attachment; regret; regrets; reluctance - orig. meaning

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take precautions; to set a guard against attack

noun:

• gatekeeper; crossing guard

noun:

• person standing watch; guard duty

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to trust; to relax one's guard (around)

noun:

• person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms); flower guard

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard ➜ 怠ける

noun:

• sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge
• (Edo period) police box ➜ 自身番

expression / ichidan verb:

• to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to hold fast to one's ways; to be overly conservative; to not get with the times; to guard the tree stub [literal] - from a fable appearing in the Han Feizi - idiom

noun:

• lookout; watch; person on guard

noun / ~する noun:

• vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

noun / ~する noun:

• escort (e.g. under guard); convoy

noun:

• confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard)

noun:

• confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard) - abbreviation ➜ 金鍔焼き
• metal sword guard; polearm - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• attending someone through the night (guard, nurse)
• act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding)
• keeping overnight vigil over body before burial

noun:

• round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)

adjective:

• strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard)
• showy; pretentious; ostentatious; overdone; exaggerated
• impressive; imposing; pompous; stately; solemn

noun:

• face
• mask; face guard
• (in kendo) striking the head - Martial Arts term
• surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
• page

noun / suffix:

• aspect; facet; side
• chamfer

counter:

• counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)
• to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down
• to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax
• to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt
• to decrease (e.g. speed)
• (of a market price) to go down slightly

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to loosen; to slacken Antonym: 締める
• to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension)
• to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control)
• to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up
• to make more gradual (of a slope)

noun:

• watch (timepiece)

noun / ~する noun:

• watch (turn to watch or guard something); watching

noun:

• watch cap - abbreviation ➜ ワッチキャップ

noun:

• hanging; something hanging (i.e. a flap, lappet, etc.)
• sauce for dipping, etc. made from soy sauce, mirin, vinegar and dashi - also タレ - usually written using kana alone
• (in kendo) loin guard
• kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character

suffix noun:

• -ass; -head - used after a noun or na-adjective indicating someone's nature; also ったれ - derogatory term