縁側
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Meanings
- engawa, external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses(explanation)
- bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish), meat at the base of a fin
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Example sentences
I sit on the engawa and gaze at the garden.
My grandfather was reading a book while drinking tea on the engawa.
The autumn leaves visible from the engawa are something I look forward to every year at this time of season.
Traditional Japanese houses almost always had an engawa built into them.
Sitting down on the engawa at dusk in summer and lending one's ear to the sound of wind chimes could be said to be one of Japan's quintessential scenes.
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