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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verbintransitive verbnouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' transformation;variation;metamorphosis;modification;deformation;variety;deformity;monster
In a sense, I am turning around the argument made by David Riesman in The Lonely Crowd.