外がい野や席せき

noun

outfield bleachers; outfield seats

Baseball term for the seating area beyond the outfield fence. Also used figuratively for a position of non-involvement.

• 外がい野や席せきでホームランボールをキャッチした。

  I caught a home run ball in the outfield bleachers.

• 彼かれはいつも外がい野や席せきから文もん句くを言いっている。

  He's always complaining from the sidelines.

noun

outsider; onlooker; bystander

Figurative use derived from the baseball sense, referring to someone not directly involved in a situation, often with a nuance of being uninformed or offering unsolicited opinions.

• 外がい野や席せきの意い見けんは気きにしないでください。

  Please don't mind the opinions of outsiders.

• 彼かれは会かい議ぎではいつも外がい野や席せきだ。

  He's always an onlooker in meetings.