Tag Archives: 自在

Gaijin, he zen

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Confanity

変幻自在hen.gen.ji.zai Literally: change – illusion – self – exist Alternately: Able to change one’s form or appearance, or appear and disappear, at will. Shapeshifting; protean; phantasmal. Notes: This is a compound of compounds; 変幻 refers to an illusion or vision … Continue reading →

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Primum Mobile

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Confanity

自由自在 ji.yuu.ji.zai Literally: self – reason – self – exist Alternately: Completely free. One’s own master; doing as one pleases.

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