demote and exile

(dated) the Second Sino-Japanese War

strange

flat (adjective)

everywhere / all over / all around / revolve

Kyūjitai form of 変化: to change, to vary

Kyūjitai form of 変化: change; variation

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

to change, to vary

a change in appearance / shapeshifting