several types; several kinds; several species
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
coloured paper; colored paper
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
fine (mesh, fabric texture)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
type of occupation; occupational category
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
everyday life; daily life
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to attempt; to test; to try out
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
group; bunch; crowd; group
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
symbol; code; sign; notation
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful