Keyword
transformation
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FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1083
Readings
(74%)
(12%)
(9%)
ばけ
(3%)
Composed of
thin person
spoon
Mnemonic

You can transform a thin person into a fat one with a spoon, and a whole truck of ice cream!

Used in kanji (5 in total)
flower
currency
shoes
decoy
Used in vocabulary (1636 in total)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
action of making something; -ification
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
evolution; progress
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
specialization; specialisation
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
embodiment; realization; materialization
chemistry
unification; integration
justification; warrant
cosmetics; toilet articles
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
beautification; glorification
influence (on someone); inspiration
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
intensification; aggravation
making practical; making useful; implementing
aging; wearing out; deterioration
swelling; enlargement
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
change; transformation; inversion
carbonization; carbonisation
calming down; quieting down
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
optimization; optimisation
degeneration; retrogression
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
incubation; hatching
verbalizing; putting into words
increase in activity; activation
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
making efficient; optimization
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
personification; anthropomorphization
skin lotion; face lotion
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
encryption; encipherment; password protection
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
specialized; specialised; boutique
initialization; initialisation; formatting; resetting
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
modernization; modernisation
suppuration; festering; coming to head
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
oxidation; oxidization
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
electrical appliances; electric appliances
monster cat; cat with magical powers
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
cultural sphere
person of culture; cultured person
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
digestive organs
innumerable changes; infinite variety
cultural assets; cultural property
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
toilet; lavatory; powder room
chemical substances; chemicals
thick makeup; heavy makeup
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
cultural differences
normalization; normalisation
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
realization; realisation
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
differentiation
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
warming; global warming
digitization; digitalization
dressing table; dresser
toughened glass; tempered glass
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
diversification
democratization; democratisation
toilet articles; makeup kit
calming down; quieting down
different culture; foreign culture
to jest; to clown (around)
purification; refining; simplification
stabilization; stabilisation
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
becoming dull; slowing down
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
evolutionary theory; theory of evolution
increase in speed, acceleration
naturalization; naturalisation
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
liquefaction; liquefy
population ageing (aging)
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
visualization; visualisation
corruption (of text, e.g. in email, due to improper encoding); garbling; illegal character; corrupted text; garbled text
growth; metamorphosis
deification; apotheosis; wondrous change; great moral influence
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
deepening
important cultural property; important cultural asset
increasing in size
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
adjusting one's makeup; renovation; remodeling; redecoration
identification (with)
electronization; digitization; computerization
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
depopulation; declining population
liquefaction
fortifying; fortification
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
mummification
vanity case; cosmetics case
digitization
coating of snow; blanket of snow
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
clarification; definition
turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing
idealization; idealisation
publish in paperback
creation; nature; the Universe
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
male-to-female gender swap (in fan art and fan fiction)
desertification
chemical formula
making obligatory; making compulsory
decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity
making into a product
changing into cash; encashment; cashing
haunted mansion; haunted house; enchanted house
live-action adaptation (of a cartoon or animated movie)
restoration; return to health
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
industrialization; industrialisation; establishing a production system; putting something into production
cultural history
homogenization; homogenisation
buffoon; jester
globalization; globalisation
denuclearization; denuclearisation
maximization; maximisation
popularization; popularisation
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
to be deceived by a fox
legalization; legalisation
colonization; colonisation
atomization
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance
destabilization; destabilisation
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped
domestication
feminization; feminisation
undifferentiated; unspecialized
undigested (food); unfulfilled (orders); unused (funds)
internationalization; internationalisation; i18n (in IT)
strengthening of relations
simplification
urbanization; urbanisation
to turn into a state of feverish mood
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
computerization; computerisation
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
chemical experiment; chemistry experiment
systematisation; systematization
moving into the black; becoming profitable
major change; major transformation
(Japanese) Agency for Cultural Affairs
sanctification; consecration
evolved form; developed form
minimization; minimisation
imperial influence; assimilation of new territory
privatization; privatisation
hydrogen sulphide; hydrogen sulfide; sulphuretted hydrogen; sulfuretted hydrogen
arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries
increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading
nationalization; nationalisation
increased or beefed up security
chemical combination
phase change; state change; transformation
chemical fertilizer; chemical fertiliser
bipolarization; bipolarisation
becoming chronic
symbolization; coding; encoding
vitrification
universalization
incubation; hatching
semi-European-style house; type of Japanese house incorporating Western elements that was made popular in the 1920s and 1930s
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
benighted lands outside of imperial influence
supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)
obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)
systematic implementation; institutionalization (e.g. way, method)
Japanization; Japanisation
standardization; standardisation
blackening
becoming aware (of); becoming conscious (of); realization; conscientization; (formation of) critical consciousness
aging process; ageing process
mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)
moral culture; spiritual culture; culture born through the workings of the human mind (science, religion, philosophy, religion, art, etc.)
caricaturing; turning a movie, novel, etc. into a manga; making a comic version of something
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
electrification
democratic movement; movement towards democracy
novelizing; novelising
standardization; standardisation; normalization (e.g. in maths)
specialization; specialisation
chemistry laboratory; chemical laboratory
change; metamorphosis; transformation
making (information) into a database; creating a database (from information); entering into a database
bleaching; whitening; chlorosis; albinism
turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification
countermeasures to the falling birthrate
popularization; popularisation
making (something) free of charge; dispensing with fees
Sovietize; Sovietise; turning red; become communistic
change; transformation
haunted mansion; haunted house; enchanted house
solidification
chemical seasoning (esp. monosodium glutamate)
modelling (e.g. a system, etc.)
conceptualization; conceptualisation
cultural aspect
depleted uranium
full automation; becoming unmanned; making (something) unmanned
labor saving; labour saving
simplification
formulation; formularization; formularisation
aging society; ageing society
vaporization heat; vaporisation heat
lantana (plant, flower); hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times
unification; centralization; centralisation
physics and chemistry
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
masculinization; virilization
increase in the average age of marriage
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
tightening of regulations
chemical plant; chemical factory; chemical works
naturalized citizen; naturalised citizen
Order of Culture; Order of Cultural Merit
degradation; downfall
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
standardization; standardisation
looking great with makeup
make an issue or problem of something; something becoming a problem or issue
turning into a brand; branding
(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
structuralization
industrialization; industrialisation; commercialization
socialization; socialisation
adopting (novel, etc.) for the theatre (theater)
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
H2O2; hydrogen peroxide
Culture Day (national holiday; November 3)
sodium chloride; salt
Kōka era (1844.12.2-1848.2.28)
impersonation; personification
standardization; uniformalization
two sly characters outfoxing each other
internalization
quantization; quantisation; quantizing
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
stylization; to stylize; to conventionalize
commercialization; commercialisation
emulsification
idolization; idolisation
spooky tale; ghost story
functional enhancement
homogenization (e.g. milk)
ionization; ionisation
vulgarization; vulgarisation; secularization; secularisation; popularization; popularisation
turning into a slum; becoming run-down; slumism; slumification
leveling; levelling; equalization; alleviation (e.g. of unemployment); harmonization
animalization; animalisation
liquefied natural gas; LNG
objectivization; viewing objectively
monetization; monetizing
change over the years; aging; ageing; secular change
toughening the law; making the law stricter
industrialization; industrialisation
diversification
externalization
becoming cancerous; canceration
water-purification tank; septic tank
voltinism
improvement; amelioration
Taika era (645.6.19-650.2.15)
centralization of power; centralisation of power
lady's pin money (pocket money); payment to a cosmetician; cosmetic material; dowry (Edo period)
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
cultural facilities (art galleries, tea rooms, etc.)
becoming part of the standard inventory (of a product); becoming popular
incorporation; conversion to a corporation; privatization (of a previously public body)
visualization; rendering visible (e.g. a problem); digitization
conversion to sugar; saccharification
tangible cultural properties
oxidizing agent; oxidant; oxidizer
legislating; legislation; passage of a bill into law
variation; variant pattern
encoding; coding
parallelization
toxification; turning toxic; turning poisonous
ossification
hardener; curative agent; stiffening agent
country with a high level of culture
lavatory; dressing room
sulfuration; sulphuration
digestive capacity; digestive power; digestive strength
nitrification
individualization; individualisation
postal privatisation (privatisation of Japan Post)
refinement; purification; gentle persuasion; winning over; influence
popularization; popularisation
a sense of release (as if one had wings and were riding on air)
becoming cancerous; canceration
conservative swing; drift to the right; rightward trend
becoming cancerous; canceration
westernization; westernisation
culture of everyday life
modularization
all-electric (e.g. heating)
creating a mystery; mystification
classifying in patterns; typification
religious-fund soliciting; Buddhist preaching
slimming down; scaling back; thinning; streamlining; retrenchment
becoming the objective; setting as a goal
cultural science (Rickert's "Kulturwissenschaft")
philosophy of culture
company split-up; spinning off of a separate company
Europeanization; Europeanisation; Westernization; Westernisation
many changes
lands outside (Chinese) civilization
culture; arts and sciences
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease
self-organization; self-organisation
secularization; secularisation; popularization; popularisation
vinyl chloride; chloroethylene
virtualization; virtualisation
potassium cyanide
chemical symbols (for the elements)
many cultures; multicultural
duplication; redundancy
modernization; modernisation
equalization; equalisation
potassium chloride
decentralization
desalination; desalinization; desalting
Japanese localization
aluminum oxide (Al2O3); aluminium oxide; alumina
silicon dioxide (SiO2); silica
Taika Reform of 645CE
securitization; securitisation
Ministry of Culture (e.g. in China)
electrification (esp. in the auto industry)
turning evil into good through proselytization
dissimilation; catabolism; dissimilation (phonology); defamiliarization (artistic technique); ostranenie
ideation; process of forming and relating ideas; to ideate
changing; becoming; death
putting online (services, administrative functions, etc.); going online; digitalization; digitization
nullification; annihilation
bathroom mirror; vanity mirror
nominalization
age lowering; reduction in age
crystallization; crystallisation
conversion to fiber optics
kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times; the seven common disguises of ninja
changing from free to paid (e.g. a service); starting to charge
duplication; to make redundant
indigestible materials
magnetization; magnetisation
encoding; codification
making (something) free of charge; dispensing with fees
incarnation; avatar
nationalization; nationalisation
robotization; robotizing; automation
simplification; unification
transition to domestic production; import substitution
decryption; decipherment; decoding
acclimatization; naturalization; acclimation
militarization; militarisation
commercialization; commercialisation
chemical composition; chemical component
chemical structure; chemical constitution
dramatization; dramatisation
death (of a high priest)
differentiation
computerization; computerisation
intangible cultural asset
vaporizer; vaporiser; carburetor; carburettor
commercialization; commercialisation
Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties (1950)
influencing (a person) for good
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
(lit.) doughnut phenomenon; combination of urban sprawl and inner-city decay
the mystery of creation
smoothing (e.g. numbers)
Cultural Affairs Department
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
manpower reduction; personnel saving
female-to-male gender swap (in fan art and fan fiction)
calcium carbide (CaC2)
becoming a permanent resident; becoming permanently settled; domiciliation
cooked and dry packed rice; processed quick-cooking rice
transformed Buddha
liberalization of capital transactions
computerization; computerisation
arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries
encapsulation
acetone peroxide; triacetone triperoxide; peroxyacetone; TATP; TCAP
hydrogen fluoride; HF
hydration
recurrence relation; recurrence formula
inflection; conjugation; declension
manganese dioxide (MnO2)
banning (e.g. an organization); making something illegal
communization; communisation
profit maximization; profit maximisation
heaven of controlling others' emanations
reformatory; reform school
calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2)
earthquake proofing
verbification; verbing
liquefied gas; liquid gas
etiolation
moral influence
Galapagosization; phenomenon of companies becoming overly specialized in developing products for the domestic market
quantification (logic)
making something freely available (information, access to a competition, etc.)
Kulturkampf (church-state conflict in Prussia; 1872-1887)
carbon oxide; hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypocapnia
prevention of global warming
heavy double-handled pot used for making rice
agricultural chemistry
biological and chemical weapons
applied chemistry; adaptation
ghost story; spooky story
streamlining of operations
Fuke school (defunct sect of Zen Buddhism)
albinism; chlorosis; bleaching (of coral)
commoditization; commodification
autolysis; autodigestion
chemical engineering
poetization
westernization; westernisation
makeup base; liquid foundation
weathering (action)
organizational culture; culture of an organization
trade liberalization; trade liberalisation
evolutionary rate; rate of evolution
vinyl chloride; chloroethylene
microminiaturization; micro-miniaturization
magnesium oxide (MgO); magnesia
mechanization; mechanisation
fluoridation
influencing people by one's virtue
vocalization; vocalisation; voicing
localisation; localization; L10n (in IT)
making people subjects of the emperor; imperialisation; imperialization
environmental degradation
sterilization
bureaucratization; bureaucratisation
variation; amount of change
cultural museum; museum of culture
encephalomalacia; cerebromalacia; cerebral softening; softening of the brain
ornamental tile; facing bricks
dividing into blocks; becoming a bloc; forming a bloc
burying; underground installation (cables, etc.)
dōkegata (kabuki jester)
indigestible; digestion-resistant; hard-to-digest
dedifferentiation
incorporation; assimilation; internalization; making part of oneself
saponification; conversion to soap
person who has made outstanding cultural contributions
silicon dioxide (SiO2); silica
cross-cultural; intercultural
malacia; abnormal softening of tissues
nitridization; nitriding; nitride (of)
normalization (e.g. in floating-point representation system); normalisation; standardization; standardisation
artificial incubation; artificial hatching
customization; customisation
calcium oxide (CaO)
acclimatization; naturalization; acclimation
fiber-glass reinforced plastics; FRP
artificial incubation; artificial hatching
lantern ghost; demonic lantern
case declension; case inflection
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
refinement; elaboration
medical chemistry
sampling (e.g. in signal processing)
ionization tendency; ionisation tendency
embrittlement
simplification; simplifying
individualization (of a task or job; as opposed to standardization); personalization
East Asian evergreen forest culture (theory)
aluminium hydroxide (aluminum)
lady's pin money; cosmetics expense
mercury sulfide (esp. mercuric sulfide, HgS, but also mercurous sulfide, Hg2S) (sulphide)
from the chemical point of view
synchronization
silicon carbide (SiC)
militarization; militarisation
suburbanization
inflection of words (e.g. declension of nouns and conjugation of verbs)
keratinization; cornification
putting in order; systemize; systemise
methylation
demutualization; becoming incorporated
a beautification drive
silicon carbide (SiC)
gelatinization
bromination
imperialisation policy (esp. on Korea during Japan's colonial rule) (imperialization); policy of imperialisation
silver chloride
chemical seasoning
gelatinization
multilingualization; multilingualisation; localization; localisation
sulfur dioxide; sulphur dioxide
inorganic chemistry
chemical structural formula
extreme population aging (ageing)
creation of the world; evolution
extremely popular long-running TV show
assimilation; incorporation
polyvinyl chloride; PVC
simplification
Streptococcus pyogenes (bacterium that causes group A streptococcal infections)
naturalized species
rationalization (modifying part of an irrational expression, esp. denominators, to exclude roots or irrational numbers)
gelling agent; gellatinizing agent; setting agent; gellant
culture of the printed word; book culture
decentralization (of power); decentralisation
copper oxide (i.e. cuprous oxide, cupric oxide)
sulphur oxide; sulfur oxide
modelling; modeling
specialized AI; specialised AI
visual culture; culture of visual images; (screen) image culture
miniaturization technology
removal of make-up before going to sleep
lignification
putting into print; setting in type; printing; publishing
writing into law; codification; enacting
liberalization of imports; liberalisation of imports
encephalomalacia; brain softening
assimilation; metabolism; anabolism
merchant class culture that flourished in Edo during the Bunka-Bunsei period
creative evolution (as proposed by Henri Bergson)
hydrogenated oil; hardened oil
chemical protective clothing; hazmat suit
hydrogenation
acetylation
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; UNESCO
something difficult to teach
integration, e.g. of electronic components into integrated circuits
theoretical chemistry
cobalt chloride (esp. CoCl2, but also CoCl3)
barium oxide (BaO)
carbon assimilation; carbon fixation
vacuolation; vacuolization
caramelization; caramelisation
urbanization control area; urban control area
cross-cultural; comparative culture
staging a story; filming a story
iodization; iodisation
leftward shift; liberal trend
diurnal variation (temperature, etc.); daily variation; diel cycle
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
organizational inertia; organisational inertia
monoamine oxidase inhibitor; MAO inhibitor; MAOI
noumenal Buddha (in comparison to phenomenal Buddha)
vulcanite; ebonite
polychlorinated biphenyl
cell potency; differentiation potency
layering; stratification; sheafification
(the so-called) kanji culture
naturalized plant; naturalised plant
optimization program; optimisation program
arsenic trioxide; white arsenic (As2O3); arsenic pentoxide (As2O5)
iconization; minimization
gelatinization
iron sulfide; iron sulphide
silver iodide
pyogenic bacteria; pus-producing bacteria
non-electrified; unelectrified
sulfur dioxide; sulphur dioxide
becoming more difficult (e.g. exam); increasing difficulty
rationalization (modifying part of an irrational expression, esp. denominators, to exclude roots or irrational numbers)
castle magically created by the Buddha
methyl chloride
chemical warfare
potassium iodide; KI
alienation effect; Verfremdungseffekt
objectification; objectifying
diagonalisation; diagonalization
Americanization
generalization (psychology, linguistics, etc.)
(speed) optimization
(being) free of chemical seasoning (esp. MSG)
dwarfing; stunting
Americanization; Americanisation
tendency to not get married; declining marriage rate
hydrogen bromide (HBr)
chromium oxide (esp. Cr2O3 and CrO3)
cellulose nitrate
gastrointestinal stromal tumor (tumour); GIST
damping; muffling; noise-reduction
ossification
nitrogen oxide (esp. nitric oxide, but also nitrous oxide, nitrogen dioxide, dinitrogen pentoxide, etc.)
tulku; reincarnate Tibetan lama
palynomorph; pollen fossil
cosmo-chemistry; space science
potassium bromide (KBr)
computational chemistry (i.e. computer simulation of chemical phenomena); computer chemistry
shift away from manufacturing to an information and service-based economy; softening; release (e.g. of a movie) on home video (e.g. DVD, BD, VHS)
canonization (in a textual sense)
carbon assimilation; carbon fixation
McDonaldization (institutions in society becoming standardized and focused on efficiency and predictability)
kanji cultural sphere; countries where Chinese characters are used or were historically used
vitrification (esp. oocyte cryopreservation)
environmental chemistry
dollarization
instantiation (in object-oriented programming)
cyclization; cyclisation
lead monoxide; lead(II) oxide
recycling; resource recovery
zirconium oxide; zirconia
melting; smelting
index fossil; zone fossil; guide fossil; indicator fossil
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
non-fossil (energy, fuel, etc.)
atmospheric oxidation; oxidation upon exposure to the air; air oxidation; smoothering
copper chloride
giving guidance; explaining
Palaeolithic culture; Paleolithic culture
assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
antimony sulfide; antimony sulphide
iodization; iodisation
fossil water; paleowater; palaeowater
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
calcium fluoride (CaF2)
fluorinated polyimide
looking great with makeup
personalization; personalisation; product stopping being a luxury item
fibre-reinforced (plastic, concrete, etc.) (fiber)
hydrogen fluoride; HF
titanium carbide; TiC
oxidation number
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
Bunka-Bunsei period (approx. 1804-1830 CE)
increase in the level of academic achievement; popularisation of higher education
chemical fire engine
fundamental culture (concept proposed by German folklorist Hans Naumann); deep culture
polarization; polarisation; lining up with
impersonalization; impersonalisation; depersonalization
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
fluoridation
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
cell encapsulation; conversion into cells
thicken; concentrate
dwarfing; stunting
decryption; decipherment; decoding
adapting for TV; television adaptation
ghost story; spooky story
cooked and dry packed rice; processed quick-cooking rice
silicification
silicification
commoditization; commodification
increase in the average age of childbirth
objectification; objectifying
objectification; objectifying
saponification; conversion to soap
caramelization; caramelisation
sulfur dioxide; sulphur dioxide
to unmask (someone's true nature)
to unmask (someone's true nature)
Balkanization
nitration
arsenic trioxide; white arsenic (As2O3); arsenic pentoxide (As2O5)
chemical species
esterification
potassium iodide; KI
rasterization
generalization (psychology, linguistics, etc.)
calcium fluoride (CaF2)
encryption; coding; password
masking one's true character; disguise; sheep's clothing
masking one's true character; disguise; sheep's clothing
parity check (data, memory, etc.)
chemical fertilizer; chemical fertiliser
enlargement; expansion
normalization; normalisation
normalization; normalisation
mineralization; mineralisation
(high) tariff protection; tariff jumping
market liberalization; market liberalisation; opening up of a market
dimensional regularisation; dimensional regularization
motorization; motorisation
artificial incubation (method)
artificial incubation (method)
regularisation; regularization
transubstantiation
second quantisation; second quantization
hardener (catalyst in hardening thermosetting materials)
thermosetting material (esp. plastics and resins)
nonassimilation
privatized business; privatised business
paedomorphosis; pedomorphosis
vulcanized rubber; vulcanised rubber
gelatinization; gelatinisation
gelatinization; gelatinisation
vocalization; vocalisation
area zoned for urbanization (urbanisation)
standardization; standardisation
multipolarization; multipolarisation
to expose one's true colors (colours); to expose one's true character
to expose one's true colors (colours); to expose one's true character
subcategorization; subcategorisation
subcategorization principle; subcategorisation principle
subcategorization feature; subcategorisation feature
information visualization; information visualisation
changing something to full remote control
energy of ionization; energy of ionisation
colloid chemistry
sulfonation
halogenation
racemization; racemisation
latitude variation
dinitrogen monoxide; nitrous oxide
ethylene chloride
cobalt chloride paper
polyvinyl chloride; PVC; vinyl chloride resin
sulphur chloride; sulfur chloride
Minister for Culture and Tourism
ortho-normalization; ortho-normalisation
chemical contamination disaster
environmental degradation
mixed plutonium and uranium oxides fuel; MOX
political liberalization; political liberalisation
Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Council of Local Authorities for International Relations; CLAIR
suddenly turning for the worse; sudden deterioration
fine chemical (high precision chemicals, typically used in pharmaceutical products)
shrinking family (size)
isomerized sugar; high-fructose corn syrup; HFCS
State Minister in Charge of Postal Services Privatization
(nuclear fuel) enrichment
postal privatisation (privatisation of Japan Post)
progeria (disease characterized by symptoms suggestive of premature aging)
cost minimization; cost minimisation
utility maximization; utility maximisation
hydrogen iodide; HI
hydrogen iodide; HI
carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)
mercurous oxide (Hg2O); mercuric oxide (HgO)
barium hydroxide; baryta
stannous oxide (SnO); stannic oxide (SnO2)
cadmium sulfide (CdS) (sulphide)
gallium arsenide (GaAs)
zinc sulfide (ZnS) (sulphide)
chromic anhydride (CrO3)
potassium ferricyanide (C6FeK3N6)
silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4)
silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4)
phonetic change; change in sound; shift in sound; sound change
phonetic change; change in sound; shift in sound; sound change
polyvinyl chloride pipe; PVC pipe
polyvinyl chloride pipe; PVC pipe
molecular evolution
(study of) molecular evolution
social differentiation
elegant speech (esp. the use of the prefixes "o-" and "go-"); refined language; polite language
the three creator gods (Amanominakanushi no Kami, Takamimusuhi no Kami and Kamimusuhi no Kami)
evolutionary developmental biology; evo-devo
economics of scope; economics of diversification
silicified wood
coprolite; guano
(link, path) redundancy
code element; code value; coded representation
search engine optimization; SEO
(cell) encapsulation delay
digitization; digitisation; digital transformation; modernizing (society, etc.) with the use of IT
link-by-link encipherment
romanisation; romanization; transcribing into the Latin script
phase modulation recording; phase encoding
phase modulation recording; phase encoding
image, video degradation
International Organization for Standardization; ISO
after-look journalizing
office automation; OA
time division multiplexing; TDM
initialization code
initialization section
normalization transformation; Viewing transformation; window-to-viewport transformation
multiplexer; multiplexing equipment
equalization
equalizer (audio too)
non-return-to-zero (change) recording; NRZ(C)
standards organization; standards body
culture of a higher order (as opposed to fundamental culture)
weathered rocks
high capacity; high load capacity; high load carrying capacity
open-chain compound; acyclic compound
age resister; antioxidant
fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (disease of the connective tissue); FOP
categorization
naturalized animal; naturalised animal
vitrification
diazotization
phosphine; phosphane; diphosphine; diphosphane; solid hydrogen phosphides (a yellow powder)
phosphine; phosphane; diphosphine; diphosphane; solid hydrogen phosphides (a yellow powder)
fasciation
sustained virological response; SVR
isomerization; isomerisation
phase-transfer emulsification
complex compound; chelate compound
audio equalizer circuit; sound equalizer circuit
audio equalizer; sound equalizer
private koyomi published illegally (Edo period)
private koyomi published illegally (Edo period)
nuclear chemistry
lead dioxide; lead(IV) oxide
period in the sixth and seventh centuries prior to the Taika reform
one of the 72 climates (from the 11th of the second lunar month until the 15th)
guidance; teaching people and leading them to Buddhism
change toward a borderless world; development of a borderless world
contextualization
hydrogen embrittlement
hydrogen embrittlement
blackening solution; (arch.) developing solution
time when moles transform into quails (second climate of the third month)
demythologization; demythicization
cyanide process
stock conversion; conversion to stock
femtosecond chemistry; femtochemistry
resealable metal can (for coffee, tea leaves, sweets, etc.)
polyvinylidene chloride
greenhouse gases; heat-trapping gases
incentives to promote land transactions
moving to a market-oriented economy; market-oriented economic reform
decolonization; decolonisation
digestion resistant dextrin; indigestible dextrin
pyococcus; coccoid bacterium that forms pus
nitrifying bacteria
evolutionary game theory (EGT)
inbreeding depression
heightened tension; intensification of tension
neutral theory of molecular evolution
synthetic organic chemistry; organic synthetic chemistry
water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; fresh water used when making up one's face
depalatalization (e.g. dropping small kana in borrowing foreign words into Japanese); depalatalisation
chloroplatinic acid; hexachloroplatinic acid
oleochemistry; oil and fat chemistry
atherosclerosis; atherosclerotic
expanding abroad; tapping overseas markets
adding a penalty to a crime (e.g. fines, prison); penalizing a crime
iron hydroxide; ferrous hydroxide; ferric hydroxide
titanium tetrachloride
hexachloroethane; perchloroethanes
benevolent rule of a gracious sovereign
chemo; chemotherapy
(pharmaceutical) candidate compound
inclusion compound; clathrate compound
loris (esp. a slow loris)
sulfation; sulphation
liquefied petroleum gas; LPG
Law Regulating Adult Entertainment Businesses
transformation of the population of Japan into idiots (because of television)
crystallized glass; vitroceramics; glass-ceramic
normalization; offering people with disabilities the same conditions as other people
avatar language
thermochemistry
halide; halogenide
digital rights; digitization rights; right to digitize a work
New Culture Movement (revolutionary movement in China, 1917-1921)
Disneyfication
employment mobility; fluidity of employment
subnormal number; denormal number; denormalized number
chemical oceanography; marine chemistry
age hardening; precipitation hardening; particle hardening
open-chain compound; acyclic compound
cyclic compound; ring compound
indeclinable; particle
topicalization
modulation symbol (flat, sharp, etc.)
solid-state chemistry
beef (or pork) and egg on rice
office automation
search engine optimization (optimisation); SEO
simplified Chinese character
polyvinylidene fluoride; polyvinylidene difluoride; PVDF
denationalization (industry, company, etc.)
glocalization
actinic keratosis; solar keratosis; senile keratosis
devoicing; unvoicing
card that can be counted as more than one type of card for scoring combinations (e.g. the sake cup card or the November suit)
card that can be counted as more than one type of card for scoring combinations (e.g. the sake cup card or the November suit)
Westernization of food; Westernization of dietary habits
Longshan culture (China, 3000-1900 BCE); Lung-shan culture; Black Pottery culture
everyone drinks at least a little bit; (lit.) ghosts and non-drinkers do not exist
everyone drinks at least a little bit; (lit.) ghosts and non-drinkers do not exist
carbon assimilation; carbon fixation
carbon assimilation; carbon fixation
rendering plant for livestock carcasses
non-fossil fuel energy value trading market (established in 2018 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Non-Fossil Fuel Certificate
(one's) native culture
sea level change; eustatic change
bunkafu; tablature notation system used for shamisen music
Zunhua City
Suihua City
Bismuth(III) sulfide
Dunhua City
Niobium nitride
Phosphorus sulfide
yellow stem borer (species of moth, Scirpophaga incertulas)
striped stem borer (Chilo suppressalis)
map puffer (Arothron mappa)
chosenia (Chosenia arbutifolia) (species of willow, also Salix arbutifolia)
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