(n,vs) (1) absence
being away from home
(2) house-sitting
house-sitter
(3) being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.)
neglecting
(P)
(n) pretending to be out
(n,vs) caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo era)
(n) house where the family is out
(n) during absence from home
(n) (abbr) answering machine
(n,vs) (1) care-taking
house-sitting
house-watching
(2) caretaker
house-sitter
(P)
(n,vs) unattended (video, audio) recording
(adv) (in) one's absence
(adv) (in) one's absence
(n) family members left at home
(n) answering machine
answer phone
(exp) to fail to be attentive to
(exp) to pretend to be out
(adv) (in) one's absence
(exp) to take charge during someone's absence
(exp) to take charge during someone's absence