LingakuFrequency rank: 2,687. – 2,689.
- head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landladysee also ご主人
- one's husband
- (one's) employer; (one's) master
- host; hostess
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady
- one's husband
- (one's) employer; (one's) master
- host; hostess
This meaning refers to someone who is in charge of a household or a business, overseeing its operations and making important decisions.
This meaning indicates the individual that a person is married to, highlighting a familial or romantic relationship.
This meaning is often used to refer to a person who has hired someone, especially in a work context; it can also imply a sense of authority.
This meaning is used when referring to someone who entertains guests, often during social gatherings or events.
The host warmly welcomed all the guests at the party.
She entertained everyone wonderfully as the hostess.
Generated collocations (experimental)
しゅじん主人になるto become a head of a householdしゅじん主人をたてる立てるto give importance to one's husbandしゅじん主人のな名においてin the name of the masterしゅじんにつかえる主人に仕えるto serve one's masterしゅじん主人としてas a hostしゅじん主人（しゅじん）といっしょに一緒にtogether with one's husbandしゅじんこう主人公protagonist (literally "main person")しゅじん主人のきたいにこたえる期待に応えるto meet the expectations of the master or husband
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A protagonist as plain and ordinary as him is rare indeed.
However the protagonist is aware of his own mistakes.
Day in, day out the dog went to the station to wait for its master.
Day after day, the dog sat waiting for his master in front of the station.
He told the bookstore keeper that he would come there again to buy the book that afternoon.
He told the bookstore keeper that he would come there again to buy the book that afternoon.
He worked all the harder because his master praised him.
If you heard him talk, you would suppose he was the master of the house.
Some Japanese wives are content to leave their husbands alone.