変身 metamorphosis, transformation

The word:	Closer look at the kanji:	B = Beginner | I = Intermediate | A = Advanced
変身 hen shin metamorphosis, transformation	変 hen change 身 shin body	大変 tai hen - terrible, very, awful [B] 出身 shusshin - come from (your country/city) [I] 独身 doku shin - bachelor, single, not married [I]

ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:

ゴジラ gojira - Godzilla [The Japanese gojira comes from gorira (gorilla) and kujira (whale)]
前 mae - before
実は jitsu wa - actually, in reality...
可愛い kawaii - cute this is usually not written in kanji, but only in hiragana
トカゲ tokage - lizard usually words with difficult (or unknown) kanji tend to be written in katakana even if it is a native Japanese pronunciation - Here is the actual kanji [蜥蜴] (Dont worry, you wont be tested)
だった datta - was past simple of desu verb