whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
in good health; alive and well; going strong
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
results; record; grades; marks
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
personification; anthropomorphization
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high