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変
1
Historical term
Ōtenmon incident (conspiracy in 866 CE that centered on the destruction of the main gate of the Imperial Palace)
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Historical term
Gapsin Coup (failed reformist coup d'état in Korea; 1884); Kapsin Coup
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Adverb (fukushi)
very; greatly; terribly; awfully
Examples
１日中歩き回って大変疲れた。
I am dead tired from walking around all day.
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Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun
immense; enormous; great
Examples
あえて言いますが、もし我々がそんなことをすれば大変な誤りを犯すことになると私は思います。
At the risk of sticking my neck out, I think that if we do that, we're making a big, big mistake.
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Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun
serious; grave; dreadful; terrible
Examples
もし期限切れになったら、大変なことになるよ。
There will be hell to pay if I don't make this deadline.
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Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun
difficult; hard; challenging
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Archaic; Common noun
major incident; disaster
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turning point; change; transition; turn (of the tide, century, etc.)
Examples
世紀の変わり目に子供たちはまだ工場で働いていた。
At the turn of the century, children still worked in factories.
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Archaic
point of difference