until now; so far; up to the present
how many people; a number of people
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
grandfather; male senior-citizen
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
body; group; party; company; troupe