A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
A yearly parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking.Church of England, 歴史
A group of vultures or buzzards.集合名詞
The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
The disturbance which follows an object, person or animal moving through water.
The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
The area behind a moving person or object.比喩的
The perturbation behind a body moving through a fluid.
変化形
複数形
wakes
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Gold prices are skyrocketing in the wake of financial instability.
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