Do I have to sit with my legs tucked under me?"20020531", "2285543"
正座する
get down on one's knees
sit erect with one's legs folded under one
sit on one's heels
sit on the floor Japanese style〔説明的にsit straight with your legs folded under youとも言える〕
sit on the heels of one's feet
sit square
sit straight [upright]
sit with one's legs bent beneath one
sit with one's legs under one
tuck one's legs under one
正座にはうんざりでした。
I got very tired of sitting on my knees.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 1989年10月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT036012", "2334454"
正座の方が日本語を勉強するよりずっと易しいですね(笑)。
Sitting Japanese style is certainly a lot easier than trying to learn the Japanese language (smile).〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 1996年6月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT116007", "2448628"
When Kitagawa asked Kaishi, who was kneeling on the cushion, to stand, he rose on his knees, stretched his back upward, and puffed out his chest."IC011005", "2560578"
いや、正座しなくて構わないよ。遠慮なく足を組んで、疲れたら伸ばしてもいいよ
No, you're not expected to do that. Feel free to cross your legs, or even stretch them out if they get tired."20020531", "2412801"
ずっと正座する
sit on one's legs throughout
ずっと正座をしていたチャンピカさんは、脚がしびれて立てなくなっていたのだ。
Champika had been sitting on her legs throughout, and they had become numb and she was unable to stand up.〔【出典】『ジャパン・サクセス・ライフ』(ひらがなタイムズ編)◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"YA15-048", "2278647"
その発想は40年ほど前のある法事で、お経を聞きながら長時間正座をしていた時に浮かんだ。
His inspiration came at a religious ceremony some 40 years ago while listening to a Buddhist sutra and having to sit with his legs folded for a long time.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2008年10月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT264006", "2321120"
はじめに正座して、手のひらを合わせます。
Initially sit in a kneeling position, called seiza, with palms joined."IC012001", "2369505"
フィギュアは劇中の殺陣のポーズや正座・あぐらなどを自由自在に動かすことができる。
The action figures can move freely, and stand about in poses used in certain scenes, or can be made to sit Japanese-style or cross-legged.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2003年1月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT195036", "2473120"
今までは、シートに正座したり、膝を抱えたりしながら冷たい足をさすっていました。
Up until now, I had always had to hold my knees up and rub my feet while sitting straight up in my seat.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2001年11月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT181010", "2548910"
刀を見るときには作法があり、正座(膝を折って座り背筋を伸ばすこと)をします。
When you look at a sword there is a proper etiquette and you sit in the "seiza" position (sitting on your knees with your legs under you and your back straight).〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2002年5月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT187018", "2565202"
At first they seemed rather baffled, and some participants obviously found it difficult sitting Japanese style, but after a while their powers of concentration increased, their talk subsided, and, in their own styles, they drew with vigorous strokes."IC007001", "2260032"
Seating oneself in the Japanese manner, with feet and legs tucked underneath (seiza) was very difficult for me at first, and my feet often went numb, but after practicing seiza five minutes longer each day, I have been able to build up my endurance considerably.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 1996年6月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT116007", "2440668"
最後にもう一度正座をして姿勢を整え、合掌して心と体を一つにします。
Resume the seiza pose to align the spine, and join your palms together to integrate mind and body."IC012001", "2438086"
正式な作法に従うと、お手前中は長く正座していなくてはならず、足がすぐにしびれてきます。
According to the formal style, you have to sit on your knees for a long time during the ceremony, and your legs may easily go to sleep."A0000451", "2233588"
看守の号令で、一日中、正座1時間、30分間安座を繰り返すことを強制された。
All day long, I was forced to continually repeat sitting "seiza" (sitting upright with your legs folded under you) for one hour and then sitting at ease for 30 minutes at the guards' commands.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2002年5月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT187033", "2239322"
Someone has convinced us to buy a Kimono, that one day we will learn to wrap ourselves in and we've experienced the wonderful paralysing sensation of sitting on our legs at a tea-ceremony, for what seems like an eternity.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 1992年10月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT072060", "2453774"
To musical accompaniment, the storyteller Kaishi Katsura appeared, went on the stage, and knelt formally on a square cushion in front of a golden folding screen."IC011005", "2543217"
長時間正座していたので脚がしびれてピリピリした。
I knelt for so long that my legs were pins and needles.