正座(せいざ)

正座(せいざ)は正(ただ)しい姿勢(しせい)である。

Seiza is the correct posture, which involves kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles. {seiza, kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles}

正座(せいざ)で話(はなし)を聞(き)いていたら足(あし)が痺(しび)れました。

While I was listening to the conversation sitting in seiza, my legs fell asleep. {seiza, kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles}

足(あし)の甲(こう)を床(ゆか)につけて尻(しり)を踵(かかと)に添(そ)えた姿勢(しせい)が正座(せいざ)です。

Seiza is the posture of kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor and sitting on the soles, with the buttocks resting on the heels. {seiza, kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles}

師匠(ししょう)の前(まえ)で正座(せいざ)を崩(くず)してあぐらをかこうものなら、怒(おこ)られてしまうだろう。

If one were to break out of the kneeling position with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, known as seiza, and cross-leggedly sit on the soles in front of the master, they would likely get scolded. {seiza, kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles}

きちんと正座(せいざ)をして話(はなし)を聞(き)けばこそ、相手(あいて)にあなたの誠意(せいい)が伝(つた)わるのです。

It is precisely when you listen to the conversation properly while sitting in seiza, a position of kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor and sitting on the soles, that your sincerity is conveyed to the other person. {seiza, kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles}