Hubbies seldom, if ever, do that toward their wives in everyday situations. They use the wives' names, nicknames and believe it or not, even words like お母さん and ママ if they have kids.

Regarding wives addressing their husbands as あなた, it is rarely done out in public, either. They mostly do that at home where there is no one around. That would be because showing affection on the street is not a very Japanese-like practice.

Using おい is not too nice but then many husbands do and many wives do not seem to care..

You use 家内 when talking about your wife with others such as neighbors, colleagues, and not-too-close friends. With close friends, blood family and in-laws, you can (or rather , you must) use her first name.

Because you would not have a verb in the sentence if you did not use する there. Both おく and　くださいare supplementary verbs and not the "real" verb.

Verb in past tense + ままにしておく = to leave something in the state/condition described by that verb

This にする has nothing to do with にする (I've decided...).

The set phrase is　～～ままにする = to leave something in a ceratin condition. BUT this phrase only describes the very moment that you leave that thing. This is why you need to add おく as you want the state/condition to last for some time.

Finally, くださいis used just for politeness.

You got confused because you tried to translate every word used. Your TL, which I am sure was "No, please leave it on." seemed too short compared to the original. Or am I guessing wrong here?

「さっさと済ませてくれないかなあ。」

「あっ、ごめんごめん、一秒後にかけ直して～。じゃあ ね～。」

Thanks for the help Masaegu :D (and sorry for the late thanks)
Another brief question;
Is 録画録音 one word or two?
In the sentence 「最初に　言っておくが　ここは全て録画録音してある 」 "I'm gonna tell you before we begin that I'm recording and taping everything (that happens/is said?) here"?

Thanks a lot!

Technically, that is two words but you may treat it as one. You probably will not see the expresson 録画録音する used this way again. It's a mouthful.

Yeah, it is a mouthful. I was pretty sure the speaker was emphasizing he had means of both audio and visual recording but I couldn't find this word in a dictionary. Thanks for the quick answer. :ywave:

Right, I felt the emphasis as well. Normally, you would just say ビデオに撮（と）る.

There's one little thing I'd like to ask today.

What is the correct English translation for the word 博士(はかせ)? My dictionary says it means "doctor", but I occasionally see some people translated the word as "professor" in some translated versions of fictional works, particular anime. So which one is correct? :confused:

I'm pretty sure it means Dr. (as a title), like the person being referred to has their PhD.