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I just stumbled across this - rather simple - sentence from the novel 堕落の王:

> それは魔王の意思ですらない。その目的は力の使用だけで、結果には興味すら抱かない。
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> **ただ、主を見ていた。**
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> It wasn't even the demon lord's will. His goal was only to use its powers,
> he didn't even have an interest in the results.
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> I was just looking at my master.

Context: The one speaking is a puppet made by the 'lazy king', who lost
interest in it right after its creation. The puppet now seems to wonder about
the meaning of his existence and considers the 'lazy king' as his master.

In this case, how would you read 主? According to the dictionary there are five
possible pronunciations:

  * しゅ
  * おも
  * しゅじん
  * ぬし
  * あるじ

Is there any notable difference between them? I feel like I heard あるじ in
historical dramas a lot.
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kanji pronunciation
Different pronunciations of 主
主｛しゅ｝, on its own like that, means 'the Lord (God)'. 主｛おも｝ means main or
primary. しゅじん is 主人; I don't believe it's a reading of 主. 主｛ぬし｝ seems less
like a person's master and more like the master of something, to me - like
持｛も｝ち主｛ぬし｝ 'owner'. So I would guess that 主｛あるじ｝ is the intended reading here.
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