控ひかえの間ま

expression, noun

anteroom; antechamber; waiting room

A room adjacent to a main room, used for waiting or as a preparation area. Common in traditional Japanese architecture, temples, and formal settings.

• 来らい客きゃくは控ひかえの間までしばらく待またされた。

  The visitor was made to wait for a while in the anteroom.

• 能のう舞ぶ台たいの横よこには控ひかえの間まがある。

  There is an anteroom beside the Noh stage.