留守

るす

absence, being away from 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)

居留守

いるす

pretending to be out

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

留守居

るすい

caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo era)

留守家族

るすかぞく

family members left at home

留守を使う

るすをつかう

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

留守番電話

るすばんでんわ

answering machine, answer phone

時間厳守

(strict) punctuality; being on time

在留期間

ざいりゅうきかん

(permitted) period of stay (in a country); authorized length of stay; duration of stay

お留守になる

おるすになる

to fail to be attentive to

居留守を使う

いるすをつかう

to pretend to be out

留守を預かる

るすをあずかる

to take charge during someone's absence

時間を守る

じかんをまもる

to be punctual

間の間

あいのま

room connecting the two main rooms of a building, intermediate room