操を守る

みさおをまもる

to adhere to one's principles, to preserve one's chastity

格を守る

かくをまもる

to observe the rules

法を守る

ほうをまもる

to observe the law

言を守る

げんをまもる

to keep one's word

節を守る

せつをまもる

to stick to one's principles

株を守る

くいをまもる

to hold fast to one's ways; to be overly conservative; to not get with the times; to guard the tree stub

塁を守る

るいをまもる

to defend a fort

身を護る

みをまもる

to defend oneself

身を誤る

みをあやまる

to err, to take the wrong path, to go astray

身を削る

みをけずる

to undergo great hardships, to waste away from great effort and worry

規則を守る

きそくをまもる

to abide (by the rules), to keep to the regulations

約束を守る

やくそくをまもる

to keep a promise, to keep one's word

時間を守る

じかんをまもる

to be punctual

貞節を守る

ていせつをまもる

to keep one's chastity, to remain faithful to one's spouse, to remain faithful to one's lover

守る

まもる

to protect, to guard, to defend

身を伏せる

みをふせる

to lie face-down

身を捨てる

みをすてる

to throw away one's life

身を立てる

みをたてる

to make a success in life

身を修める

みをおさめる

to order one's life