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

(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

(Classical Japanese) to be watching continuously, to be on watch repeatedly, to be on look out / (Classical Japanese) to protect something, to take care of something

(Classical Japanese) to be watching continuously, to be on watch repeatedly, to be on look out / (Classical Japanese) to protect something, to take care of something

(Classical Japanese) to be watching continuously, to be on watch repeatedly, to be on look out

lowest of its kind, the worst

feudalism (social system)

A social system; regime.

slavery (as a system or establishment; never as a state of being a slave)

the lower portion, end / lowness in degree or rank / the downstream portion of a river / the downriver area / the area farther from the capital / the last part of a month, year, etc.