ワキ – Vocabulary details

ワキ

Noun

1. armpit; under one's arm; side; flank

2. beside; close to; near; by

also written as 傍, 側

3. aside; to the side; away; out of the way

4. off-track; off-topic

5. deuteragonist; supporting role

usu. written ワキ in Noh

6. second verse (in a linked series of poems)

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poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)

downstage left (in noh), where the secondary actor is often seated

both sides

テニスコートのわきワキに水みず飲のみ場ばがある。

There's a drinking fountain by the tennis court.

彼かの女じょは白しろい本ほんをわきワキに抱かかえていた。

She had a white book under her arm.

雑ざっ誌しはテーブルのわきワキに積つんである。

The magazines are piled up next to the table.

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