変化

Noun

 * 1) change in society, climate, or condition, transformation, variety
 * 2) variation
 * 3) declension
 * 4)  a step to one side during the tachiai, the initial charge at the start of a sumo match; a sidestep

Synonyms

 * : change

Derived terms

 * : ball with a change of speed
 * : variation
 * : declension; change of case
 * : major change
 * : change in sound
 * : phase change optical disk
 * : latitude variation
 * : chemical change
 * : reversible change
 * : environmental change
 * : change over the years
 * : structural change
 * : inflection of words
 * : inflection
 * : weak declension
 * : strong declension
 * : mixed declension
 * : state change
 * : non-return-to-zero recording

Verb

 * 1) to change, to vary

Noun

 * 1) goblin, ghost; an apparition
 * 2) instantaneous transformation (eg. from a human into a monster)

Derived terms

 * : a lantana (a kind of flower)
 * : a "monstrous apparition"