friend

conjunctive form of 誓う (chikau) [godan]

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

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

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

private; mine

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

a personal or private matter / selfishness / privacy, secrecy / (women's speech, obsolete) a brother-in-law

personal, private / secret