[わき, waki](n) (1) armpit; under one's arm; side; flank; (2) (also written as 傍, 側) beside; close to; near; by; (3) aside; to the side; away; out of the way; (4) off-track; off-topic; (5) (usu. written ワキ in Noh) deuteragonist; supporting role; (6) (abbr) (See 脇句) second verse (in a linked series of poems); (P)#5679[Add to Longdo]
[わきあがる, wakiagaru](v5r, vi) (1) (esp. 沸き上がる) to boil up; to come to the boil; to seethe; (2) to arise; to break out; (3) to get excited; to be in uproar[Add to Longdo]