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 化ける
 ばける
 Ichidan verb
 intransitive verb
 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
 to disguise oneself as
 to change radically
 to metamorphose
 to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
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