留守を使う

るすをつかう

to pretend to not be home, to pretend to be out

居留守

いるす

pretending to be out

留守居

るすい

caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo era)

留守

るす

absence, being away from home

居留

きょりゅう

residence, reside

留守録

るすろく

unattended (video, audio) recording

留守電

るすでん

answering machine, answerphone

留守番

るすばん

care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching, staying at home

留守中

るすちゅう

during absence from home

留守宅

るすたく

house where the family is out

居留区

きょりゅうく

population centre

居留民

きょりゅうみん

a resident

居留地

きょりゅうち

foreign settlement, concession

留守を預かる

るすをあずかる

to take charge during someone's absence

留守の間

るすのあいだ るすのま

(in) one's absence

留守家族

るすかぞく

family members left at home

神の留守

かみのるす

absence of the gods from their shrines in October (while they are visiting the Grand Shrine of Izumo)

守護天使

しゅごてんし

guardian angel

気を使う

きをつかう

to pay attention to another's needs, to attend to, to fuss about, to take into consideration