波立つ

Meaning

1. v5tvi
   to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to run high; to billow; to swell; to ripple
2. v5tvi
   to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart)
3. v5tvi
   to be in turmoil; to be in discord; to have troubles; to experience problems

Example sentences

• 突然の風で池の表面が波立った。

  A sudden wind agitated the surface of the pond.

• ボートは波立つ水の上で揺れ動いた。

  The boat danced on the choppy water.

• 天の海に雲の波立ち月の船星の林に漕ぎ隠る見ゆ。

  In the heavenly sea, waves of clouds rise; the moon appears as if it were a boat, hidden among the starry groves.