留

Astronomy

stationary point

ruble (Russian currency); rouble

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

absence; being away from home

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

house-sitting; house-sitter

Usu. as お留守になる

neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

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

caretaker; house-sitter

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to

to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit

to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

studying abroad

(temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)

overseas student; exchange student

repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year

during absence from home

Abbreviation

answering machine; answerphone

(in) one's absence

answering machine; answerphone

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)

remaining (e.g. poste-restante)

留め only

forty-five degree angle

heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind

clasp; latch; catch; fastener

latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener

police cell; place of detention; jail

to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for

house-sitting; house-sitter

Historical term

caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper

police cell; place of detention; jail

detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody

study abroad destination

to take charge during someone's absence

reserving; withholding