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► 名詞
女房  [(1)にょうぼう]  [coll]  [男]    meaning:  wife  rank: 2
☆ うちの女房 ⇨ My wife  (☛ Colloquially usually only used to refer to your own wife, and a little too casual toward someone else’s wife. In literature used more broadly yet still casually)


More examples:
  • そんな事言おうものなら女房の機嫌ねてしまう ⇨ If I ever say something like that, my wife will be awfully angry
  • この仕事だけでは女房子供わすことは出来ない ⇨ I can’t feed my wife and children with this job only
  • また飲んろうものなら女房にどやされる ⇨ My wife would yell at me if I came home drunk again
  • 女房と子供絶対わせない ⇨ I will never let my wife and children go through hard times
  • 女房の機嫌くなってきたのでそそくさと退散した ⇨ My wife’s mood was getting bad so I quickly ran away
  • 女房をかせるために贈り物買った ⇨ I bought a gift to surprise my wife
  • 捕手投手の女房役とばれる ⇨ Baseball catchers are often said to play the role of wives for pitchers
  • 昨晩女房とナニをした ⇨ I did the deed with my wife last night
  • 女房の付き合わされた ⇨ My wife made me go shopping with her
  • うちの女房もにしては満更捨てたものでもない ⇨ My wife should not be dismissed despite her age, she is still quite attractive for her age
  • 女房にちょっとした贈り物をした ⇨ I gave my wife a little gift
  • 女房と温泉旅行洒落込んだ ⇨ My wife and I made a rare trip to a hot spring resort
  • 女房に街中引き回された ⇨ I got dragged throughout the town by my wife for shopping
  • 女房の付き合わされたが、れてかった ⇨ I had to go with my wife’s shopping, but it was an OK way to kill time
  • 女房をばせるために買った ⇨ I bought some flowers to please my wife