being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
personal affair; one's own affair
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
concentration; density; cardinality
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
echo; echo; ultrasound (scan); Echo
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
splish-splash; with a splash
old body; aged person; elderly person
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
interval between the waves; gap between waves
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
new discovery; new invention
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
cropping; trimming; trimmings; trimming; trimming (an animal's fur)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)