彼の苦しい胸のうちを汲んで、何も言わずにそばにいた。
I empathized with his painful inner thoughts and stayed by his side without saying anything.
Japanese
そば
そば
Meaning: side; beside; vicinity; near
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Example sentences
There was always a dog by his side.
冬の夜は暖炉のそばで読書をするのが好きだ。
On winter nights, I like reading by the fireplace.
大晦日に年越しそばを食べる習慣がある
There is a custom of eating buckwheat noodles on New Year's Eve.
寒い冬の夜、ストーブのそばにいると体が暖まる。
On a cold winter's night, your body warms up when you're near a stove.
昼食に鴨南蛮そばを食べた。
I ate duck nanban soba for lunch.
お昼休みに、近くのそば屋で天ぷらそばを食べた
During my lunch break, I ate tempura soba at a nearby soba restaurant.
子猫たちは親猫のそばで丸まって眠っている。
The kittens are curled up and sleeping near the mother cat.
そばを食べ終わった後、そば湯を飲んで体を温めた。
After finishing the soba, I drank the soba-yu to warm my body.
窓のそばに立っているあの人は誰ですか。
Who is that person standing by the window?
Usage Notes
Refers to the physical area near someone or something.
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