さざ波なみ

noun

ripple; wavelets

Small, gentle waves on the surface of water; often used in poetic or descriptive contexts.

• 湖こ面めんにさざ波なみが立たっている。

  Ripples are forming on the lake surface.

• 風かぜでさざ波なみが広ひろがった。

  The wind spread ripples across the water.

noun

ripple of uneasiness; disturbance; discord

Figurative use: a subtle disturbance or tension spreading through a group or situation, like ripples on water.

• 彼かれの一ひと言ことが会かい議ぎにさざ波なみを起おこした。

  His single remark caused a ripple of uneasiness in the meeting.

• 社しゃ内ないに小ちいさなさざ波なみが広ひろがっている。

  A small disturbance is spreading through the company.