傍ぼう観かん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

looking on; standing by and watching; remaining a spectator

Describes observing a situation without getting involved, often with a nuance of passive detachment or deliberate non-intervention.

• 彼かれは争あらそいを傍ぼう観かんするだけで、何なにもしなかった。

  He just looked on at the dispute and did nothing.

• 傍ぼう観かんしているだけでは問