波

wave; billow; ripple; breaker; swell

Idiomatic expression

ups and downs

(something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; succession of changes

Art, aesthetics

tendency; (new) wave

Counter

counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

Abbreviation

Poland

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll

to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart); to undulate

(of clerical script) horizontal lines ending in a noticeable triangular tail

wave motion; undulation; surge

Physics

wave

ripple; ring on the water

repercussions

Music

Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

disturbance; trouble; commotion; uproar; turmoil

ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes

Obsolete term; Orig. meaning

small and large waves

wavelength

to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to run high; to billow; to swell; to ripple

to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart)

to be in turmoil; to be in discord; to have troubles; to experience problems

water's edge; beach; foreshore

wind and waves

discord; trouble; strife

hardships

spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple

Idiomatic expression

to go with the flow; to go with the times

attacking in waves

wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty

Poland

surging sea; rough sea; large waves

between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves

to have repercussions

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

wavy form; ripply shape

はけい only; Physics

waveform

the sound of waves

Idiomatic expression

to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord

interval between the waves; gap between waves