- household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); innkeeper; owner (e.g. of a hotel)
- husband
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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The angry wife was on the warpath; she hit her husband with a broom for coming home late and drunk.
Many times, a hen-pecked husband doesn't know his problems until he talks to a happy bachelor.
Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come.
He and his wife both work and his salary is lower than hers, so no wonder he is a hen-pecked husband.
The women in our country are different from the women from other countries. Many think that it's acceptable for women to have children and devote themselves to them entirely; and, towards their husband, to simply uphold their duty and protect their chastity.