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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

1. to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into.
2. to disguise oneself as.
3. to change radically, to metamorphose.
4. to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.).