脇

armpit; under one's arm; side; flank

Also written as 傍, 側

beside; close to; near; by

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

off-track; off-topic

Usu. written ワキ in Noh

deuteragonist; supporting role

Abbreviation

second verse (in a linked series of poems)

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

side; edge; beside; besides; nearby

Word usually written using kana alone

while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

side (of the torso); flank

illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

to lay aside; to set aside

side road; byroad

digression (e.g. from argument)

armpit; axilla

supporting role (actor); minor role

wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai

without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly

Sumo

poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip

Idiomatic expression

having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)

looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker

armrest

to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside

looking from the side

looking aside

drawer unit (next to a desk); return

looking aside while driving; taking one's eyes off the road ahead while driving

Buddhism

flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)

to digress; to stray from the subject

to miss the target; to fly wide of the mark

Botany

axillary bud; lateral bud

side shoots (e.g. of a tomato or broccoli plant); side buds; suckers

minor piece in noh plays

downstage left pillar (on a noh stage), by which the supporting actor introduces himself

doorjamb; jambe; jamb

second verse (in a linked series of poems)

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

side door