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Meanings
Noun
1. wave; billow; ripple; breaker; swell
From somewhere, the sound of waves could be heard.
2. ups and downs
Her grades go up and down.
3. (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; succession of changes
Let's catch this wave of growth!
4. tendency; (new) wave
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (67 in total)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
surfing
waving heads (of grain)
Examples (36 in total)
The waves are high.
The waves come in.
I was doused by a wave.
The waves are rising.
The waves are high today.
You can't fight the tide of the times.
A child was washed away by the wave!
Sales have their ups and downs.
From somewhere, the sound of waves could be heard.
I felt like I could hear the sound of the waves.
Let's catch this wave of growth!
Her grades go up and down.
A big wave overturned the small boat.
The waves sprayed the rocks with water.
Can you hear the noise of the waves on the beach?
Light and sound travel in waves.
I only ended up here because the crowd pushed me along.
The waves were high, and the ship rolled violently.
Only regret surges forward like a wave.
Nothing was to be heard except the sound of the waves.
The waves swallowed up the boat.
A big wave came rolling in toward the shore.
Besides, maybe even bad luck has its ups and downs.
Beaches in Hawaii are famous for their large waves.
The boat was at the mercy of the waves.
I gave myself up to the waves and floated lazily.
I wonder why it is that the sound of waves is so pleasant to the ear.
Waves of joy drift through my opened heart.
An explosive brilliance spread out as waves of light.
He had the sensation that he was still on the waves.
It is said that the waves in the surrounding area are calm, and there is no worry of a collision.
The sensation of swaying, rocked by the waves, still lingers in my body.
I surrender my consciousness to the waves of sleep that quickly wash over me.
Then, before long, the rough waves began to calm down.
There are no big waves, and the deep blue spreads out to the distance.
The ship seems to be progressing smoothly across the sea, gently rocked by the waves.