Meanings

monogamy

a bad wife spells the ruin of her husband

my spouse

ex-wife

wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband

you (referring to one's spouse or partner)

ex-wife

polygyny

type of marriage where the man merely visits his wife without living with her

traditional Japanese magic

gabled roof

gabled roof

Japanese traditional architectural style where the main entrance is on one or both of the gabled sides

mistress

gable wall

foreign wife

wife

one's sick wife

housewife having an affair while her husband is at work

apartment wife (esp. one who spends a lot of time alone while her husband is at work)