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jmdict 2734250 Active (id: 1106650)
留守を使う； 留守をつかう
【 るすをつかう 】
1. [exp,v5u]
▶ to pretend to not be home
▶ to pretend to be out
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2102150 居留守を使う【いるすをつかう】 1. to pretend to be out

Conjugations


History:
2. A 2012-08-07 09:54:38  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2012-08-07 09:42:13  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
GG5 留守
  Comments: 
Saw in kyōgen 呼声 – the plot is that Tarō-kaja is acting as though he’s not home (b/c he just took an unannounced vacation and anticipates a thrashing), so this is repeated throughout the play.
(Adding various words and phrases from this play.)

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