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to comply with
conservative
to defend
to hold fast to
to guard
to wait for
to guard
to keep promises
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits
to guard
governor of a province
punctual
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He pointed out how important it is to observe the law.
Source: Tatoeba #1399249 · CC BY 2.0 FROn the whole, the Japanese are conservative.
Source: Tatoeba #510746 · CC BY 2.0 FRYou can believe him. He's not an untrustworthy person.
Source: Tatoeba #2006592 · CC BY 2.0 FRShe doesn't like people who are not punctual.
Source: Tatoeba #1807070 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe is a man of few words, but he always keeps his promise.
Source: Tatoeba #390844 · CC BY 2.0 FRI have always kept my promises.
Source: Tatoeba #848420 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.