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そば, 側, 傍, 端, そく, はた
Usually in kana
1. near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while
Only はた
2. third person
あの窓のそばの机を使うな。
かたわら, 傍ら, 側ら, 傍, 旁, 側, 脇
May take 'no', Adverbial noun, Temporal noun (jisoumeishi), See 傍らに
1. side, edge, beside, besides, nearby
Usually in kana
2. while (doing), in addition to, at the same time
メアリーは読書をしており、１匹の猫がかたわらで眠っていた。
傍聴, ぼうちょう
Takes suru
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.), attending (without participating), sitting in (e.g. on a meeting), observing
時々、政治家の一人がテレビの討論会に出て傍聴者の意見を押さえつけようとする場面をみる。
傍聴人, ぼうちょうにん
observer, spectator (e.g. in court), (member of the) public, visitor, audience, gallery
裁判官は傍聴人に静寂にするように命じた。
袖手傍観, しゅうしゅぼうかん
Takes suru, yojijukugo
looking on with folded arms (with one's hands in one's sleeves), remaining a passive onlooker
傍若無人, 旁若無人, ぼうじゃくぶじん
NA-adjective, May take 'no', yojijukugo
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around, acting without consideration for others, arrogance, audacity, insolence
傍若無人のふるまいだね。
傍点, 旁点, ぼうてん
1. marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention, emphasis mark
See 漢文・1
2. guiding marks written beside kanji to facilitate reading of kanbun