変

Mathematics

calculus of variations

Physics

variational method (in quantum mechanics)

deterioration; change for the worse

body of a person who died an unnatural death

Mathematics

transformation (of a formula or expression); deformation

Colloquial

changing the flavor of a dish in the middle of a meal by adding condiments, seasoning, etc.

Music

flat (sign)

phase change

natural disaster; cataclysm

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship)

subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

changing completely; transformation

to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for

to replace; to take the place of (something)

to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt; to parody; to alter

Usu. with neg. sentence

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar

Sometimes derogatory

to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different

quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

Biology

mutation

to change the position of

Idiomatic expression

to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes

phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance

change of attitude (stance, position)

Sumo

lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

changing every day

Esp. 移し変える

to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transplant

Esp. 移し替える, 移し換える

to transpose; to exchange; to displace

Noun or verb acting prenominally

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original