(v) watch over so as to protect, Syn. keep guard, stand sentinel, stand watch, Example:We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves; The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen
[みるにみかねる, mirunimikaneru] (exp) (See 見かねる・みかねる) unable to let pass unnoticed; unable to be indifferent; unable to just watch (without doing anything); can't bear to see; can't stand watching; can't just stand by