留る守す中ちゅう

noun

while away; during one's absence

Used when someone is not at home or not present at a place. Often appears in phrases like 留守中に (while I was out).

• 留る守す中ちゅうに荷に物もつが届とどいた。

  A package arrived while I was out.

• 留る守す中ちゅうは電でん話わに出でられません。

  I cannot answer the phone while I am away.