When the three are cornered, Mito Komon always shows the hollyhock seal (the seal of the Tokugawa Shogun) on his tobacco case, and the villains always prostrate themselves on the ground.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 1996年11月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT121092", "2564137"
その最も低姿勢なものが土下座である。
Dogeza is the most humble of these levels.〔【出典】『これが分かれば日本通』(田仲邦子著)◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"YA03-021", "2286501"
土下座された父親は困ってしまって、娘を嫁に出すことを了承せざるを得なくなる。
When the man goes down on his knees, the father is put in an embarrassing situation and feels he has no choice but to give his daughter in marriage.〔【出典】『これが分かれば日本通』(田仲邦子著)◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"YA03-021", "2563873"
土下座する
kneel down on the ground
土下座までして謝る
apologize by even getting down on one's knees
土下座をする
kneel and bow until his forehead touched the floor
庶民は貴人たちが来ると速やかに道を開けて土下座し、彼らが通り過ぎるまでずっと頭を下げ続けた。
Whenever the nobility arrived, the common people would immediately clear the way, dropping to their knees and keeping their heads down until the nobility had gone by.〔【出典】『これが分かれば日本通』(田仲邦子著)◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"YA03-021", "2565667"
彼は土下座して謝っていました。
He kneeled down on the ground and begged for their forgiveness.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2004年11月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT217025", "2312041"
Doesn't the picture of those prostrating themselves in front of Nijyubashi (note 1) after the war ended remind you of the Aum members' white night?〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 1996年3月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT113047", "2286491"