留守

るす

absence, being away from home

留守の間

るすのあいだ るすのま

(in) one's absence

鎮守の神

ちんじゅのかみ

local deity, guardian god

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)

守り神

まもりがみ

guardian deity

守護神

しゅごじん しゅごしん

guardian deity

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

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

守

かみ もり

director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)