乗客, じょうきゃく, じょうかく
passenger
乗客はどちらの側にも4人すわっていた。
は
Particle, pronounced わ in modern Japanese
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
じっと, 凝乎と, じーっと, じーと, じいっと
Adverb, Takes suru, Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, じーっと is more emphatic
1. motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait), (be) still
2. fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare), intently (e.g. listen, think)
3. patiently (endure), stoically
4. firmly (e.g. hold), restrained
さあ言ってよ、じっと聞いているから。