母屋おもや

noun

main building; main house

Refers to the principal building of a traditional Japanese residential compound, as opposed to outbuildings or detached wings.

• この敷しき地ちでは、母屋おもやのほかに離はなれと蔵くらがある。

  On this property, besides the main house, there is a detached building and a storehouse.

noun

central room; main room

In traditional Japanese farmhouses, the large central room with an open hearth, used for daily living and receiving guests.

• 古ふるい農のう家かでは、母屋おもやにいろりがあった。

  In old farmhouses, the central room had an open hearth.