留守

るす

absence, being away from home

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)

預かる

あずかる

to look after, to take care of, to keep, to hold on to, to keep in custody

居留守を使う

いるすをつかう

to pretend to be out

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)

お留守になる

おるすになる

to fail to be attentive to

操を守る

みさおをまもる

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

身を守る

みをまもる

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

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