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女房 にょうぼう N2

  1. wife (esp. one's own wife)
  2. court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace
  3. woman (esp. as a love interest)

女房と畳は新しい方が良い にょうぼうとたたみはあたらしいほうがいい

  1. wives and tatami mats are best when new

女房天下 にょうぼうてんか

  1. house where the wife is the boss; husband being henpecked; petticoat government

女房孝行 にょうぼうこうこう

  1. being devoted to one's wife; uxorious

女房学校 にょうぼうがっこう

  1. The School For Wives

女房役 にょうぼうやく

  1. assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; wifely role

女房持ち にょうぼうもち

  1. married man

女房装束 にょうぼうしょうぞく

  1. costume for women serving in the inner palace (Heian period)

女房詞 にょうぼうことば

  1. secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)

世話女房 せわにょうぼう

  1. perfectly dedicated wife
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