chaste

chastity

an oath, pledge / (Shinto, Buddhism) vow that the Buddha pledged to save sentient beings

(colloquial) a girlfriend (a female partner in a romantic relationship)

(formal) Female third-person singular pronoun; she, her, girlfriend

to swear, to pledge, to make an oath, to vow

(literary) they (about women or girls)

conjunctive form of 誓う (chikau) [godan]

(archaic) to stand watch over something, to be on the lookout for something (such as a watchman controlling entry to a place) / (archaic) to protect or defend something, to ensure that something is safe

護る: to protect, to defend / to watch carefully / to abide (by rules), to observe (regulations)