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The Japanese word

傍
is pronounced
soba | そば
means
next to, next by, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, while
Examples:
私は門の傍に駐車した。
watashi wa mon no hata ni chūsha shi ta.
I parked my car by the gate.
判事は傍聴人に静かにするよう警告した。
hanji wa bōchō jin ni shizuka ni suru yō keikoku shi ta.
The judge bound the spectators to keep quiet.
裁判官は傍聴人に静寂にするように命じた。
saibankan wa bōchō jin ni seijaku ni suru yō ni meiji ta.
The judge charged the audience to be silent.
傍聴人の一人が大声を上げて議事進行を妨げた。
bōchō jin no ichi nin ga ōgoe o age te giji shinkō o samatage ta.
One of the visitors cried out to obstruct the proceedings.
彼は読書をし、その傍らで妻が手袋を編んでいた。
kare wa dokusho o shi, sono katawara de tsuma ga tebukuro o an de i ta.
He sat reading, with his wife knitting a pair of gloves beside him.
世間はいつまでこれらの暴虐を傍観し続けるのか。
seken wa itsu made korera no bōgyaku o bōkan shi tsuzukeru no ka.
How long can the world stand by and watch these atrocities?
彼らが目を覚ましたとき、彼らの傍らにあった石を見つけた。
karera ga me o samashi ta toki, karera no katawara ni atta ishi o mitsuke ta.
When they woke up they saw a stone lying next to them.
よりよいサービスのため、お客さまのお電話は傍受されることがあります。
yori yoi sābisu no tame, okyaku sama no o denwa wa bōju sa reru koto ga ari masu.
In order to serve you better, your call may be monitored.
それは出来ない相談だな。油物してる時に、火の傍から離れるのは言語道断だ。
sore wa deki nai sōdan da na. abura butsu shi teru toki ni, hi no hata kara hanareru no wa gongodōdan da.
I'm afraid I can't do that. Leaving the cooker while frying is completely out of the question.
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。
tokidoki, seiji ka no ichi nin ga terebi no tōron kai ni de te bōchō sha no iken o osaetsukeyo u to suru bamen o miru.
Sometimes, one of the politicians can be seen trying to keep the audience's opinions under control during televised debates.
扉の傍に、精巧な、軽金属製のロボット--侵入者を防ぐためのロボットが、冷かに立っていた。
tobira no hata ni, seikō na, keikinzoku sei no robotto -- shinnyū sha o fusegu tame no robotto ga, hiya ka ni tatte i ta.
Near the door, an elaborate metal robot -- a robot designed to keep away intruders, was standing coldly.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org