変わり身

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Kanji in this term
変	身

Compound of 変わり (kawari, “substitute”) +‎ 身 (mi, “body”).

変わり身 (hiragana かわりみ, romaji kawarimi)

(sumo) a quick shift of position
flexibility in adapting one's words and deeds to changing circumstances
A ancient ninja art revolving around misdirection and the split-second timing of a switch between a 'body' and a location, or between two or more bodies: A technique utilized by ninja in ancient Japan, involving the ninja and anything that can be mistaken for them, (such as a dummy or a mannequin.)