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えどじだい
江戸時代
おお
きな
しょうてん
商店
しゅじん
主人
だんな
旦那
ばれた

In the Edo era, the (male) owner of a large store was called a danna.
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Words
3
noun
Edo period (1603-1868 CE)
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1
big; large; great  (see also: 小さな)
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1
noun
shop; small store; business; firm
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1
1. head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady  (see also: ご主人)
2. one's husband
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0
noun
1. master (of a house, shop, etc.)
2. husband (informal)
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0
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to call out (to); to call; to invoke
2. to summon (a doctor, etc.)
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Kanji
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コウ   え stream, creek   
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コ   と door   
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ジ   とき time, occasion   
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タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ショウ   trader   あきな to trade, deal in   
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テン   みせ shop   
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シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
タン   ダン    dawn   
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ナ   what?
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コ   よ to call   
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