A narrow, veranda-like corridor on the outside of a traditional Japanese house, used for sitting, relaxing, or as a transition between indoors and outdoors.
夏の午後、祖母と縁側でお茶を飲んだ。
On a summer afternoon I drank tea with my grandmother on the engawa.
猫が縁側で気持ちよさそうに眠っている。
A cat is sleeping comfortably on the engawa.
古い家には広い縁側があって、そこに腰掛けて庭を見ることができる。
Old houses have wide engawa where you can sit and look at the garden.
The bone at the base of a fish fin (especially flatfish) or the meat around that area; used as a sushi/ sashimi item.
寿司屋で縁側を注文したら、コリコリした歯ごたえでおいしかった。
I ordered engawa at the sushi restaurant; it had a pleasantly firm, crunchy texture and was delicious.
ヒラメの縁側は脂がのっていて人気がある部位だ。
The engawa of a flounder is fatty and is a popular part.