► 名詞
脇 [(2)わき] meaning: armpit rank: 1
☆ 彼女は脇に鞄を抱えている ⇨ She is holding her bag under her arm(pit)
脇 [(2)わき] meaning: side rank: 1
☆ 彼は荷物を脇に置いた ⇨ He put his stuff on his side
脇 [(2)わき] [脇を固める] meaning: side rank: 3
☆ ボディーガードが大統領の両脇を固めている ⇨ Bodyguards are flanking (and guarding) the president
More examples:
- 脇見運転は危険だ ⇨ It is dangerous to look elsewhere while driving
- 荷物を脇に寄せて下さい ⇨ Please move your stuff more to the side
- 脇腹が痛い ⇨ I got a pain in my flank
- 彼は両脇に荷物を抱えている ⇨ He is holding stuff in both of his arms
- 話が脇道に逸れた ⇨ The conversation veered to a side road, got sidetracked
- 彼は脇道に入った ⇨ He turned into a side road
- 彼女は脇毛を剃らない ⇨ She doesn’t shave her armpit hair
- 彼は政党内で脇役に押し遣られた ⇨ He was pushed aside to a supporting role in the political party
- この小説は主人公も然る事ながら脇役が非常によく書かれている ⇨ Not just the protagonists, but supporting casts are very well written in this novel
- 彼は党内の脇役でしかない ⇨ He is just a supporting actor, minor influence, in the political party
- 彼女は彼の脇腹をつついた ⇨ She poked him in the rib
- 彼女はその映画に脇役で出演した ⇨ She appeared in the movie with a supporting role
- 彼は車を脇道に止めた ⇨ He stopped his car on the roadside
- 彼女は脇の下を剃った ⇨ She shaved her armpits