environment;  circumstance
 together;  jointly;  at the same time;  with;  both
 plants and animals;  flora and fauna
 concerning;  regarding;  per (e.g. 100 yen per person);  for every
 Japanese person;  Japanese people
 origin;  beginning;  source;  rise
 modernization;  modernisation
 walking;  pace;  step;  course (of history, one's life, etc.);  history;  pitch (of a screw, etc.)
 until (a time);  till;  to (a place or person);  as far as;  to (an extent);  up to
 now;  the present time;  just now;  another;  more
 to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
 timeless masterpiece;  immortal work
 waka;  classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
 haiku;  17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
 poem;  poetry;  verse;  Chinese poem
 ancient times;  distant past;  antiquity
 engineering works;  civil engineering;  public works
 present day;  modern times;  recent times;  early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
 up through;  up until;  down to;  from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe);  everything from ... to ...
 construction;  architecture (of buildings)
 carving;  engraving;  sculpture
 et cetera;  etc.;  or something;  the likes of;  for example;  for instance
 to boast of;  to be proud of;  to take pride in
 everyday;  daily;  ordinary;  usual;  routine;  regular
 traditional;  conventional
 many;  numerous;  various;  large number of