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  [(2)なみ]    meaning:  wave  rank: 1
☆ の波 ⇨ 
☆ は波にまれて溺死した ⇨ He was swallowed by waves and drowned
☆ 波のこえる ⇨ I can hear the sound of ocean waves

  [(2)なみ]  [波に乗る]    meaning:  wave  rank: 1
☆ チーム好調の波に乗っている ⇨ The team is riding a wave of good performance, flying high
☆ 彼等時代の波に乗り遅れた ⇨ They have failed to ride the wave of the times, keep abreast with the times


More examples:
  • 電磁波 ⇨ An electromagnetic wave
  • 社会の荒波にまれたことがない ⇨ A person who have never been tossed around by the rough sea, experienced the tough reality of society
  • 今日は波がい ⇨ Waves are rough today
  • 余計な波風をてるな ⇨ Don’t create unnecessary waves and winds. Don’t upset the applecart
  • 波乱に富ん人生 ⇨ A life full of incidents, ups and downs
  • くのは津波にして無防備だった ⇨ Many towns were defenseless against tsunami
  • 津波でくのされた ⇨ Many houses were washed away by tsunami
  • とは波長がわない ⇨ He and I are on different wavelengths
  • 彼女は波乱万生涯送った ⇨ She lived an eventful life
  • 音波は水中ではわらない ⇨ Sound waves won’t travel well in water
  • 津波で十万罹災した ⇨ 100K people got affected by the tsunami
  • 波立てるような発言はするべきでない ⇨ You should not make comments that cause wave, stir things up
  • 数人が高波にさらわれた ⇨ A couple people got swept away by high waves
  • ごと津波にされた ⇨ He was washed away by the tsunami in his car
  • 試合最後最後波乱が起きた ⇨ There was a huge drama at the very end of the game