association's rule, membership (code)

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

a club (as an association or group of people)

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

a group of people with a common purpose such as research or hobbies / a member organization for socializing, playing and sports; or meeting place for them / extracurricular activities at a school

(in compounds) a crab