「夫が(おっとが)帰ってきた(かえってきた)とき、家が(いえが)空っぽ(からっぽ)ではいけない(いけない)」と夫との(おっととの)約束(やくそく)を信じ(しんじ)、貞節(ていせつ)を守って(まもって)待った

Meanwhile, the wife Miyagi left behind remained alone in the village which was devastated in the storm of war. Even as other villagers evacuated and in the terror of bandits raiding, she believed in her husband's promise, keeping her fidelity and waiting courageously, thinking: 'If my husband returns, the house must not be empty.'