Eunoia

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Eunoia was built in 24h by Steph. Search 700+ untranslatable words by 80+ languages and 60+ tags, or click refresh to see a new batch. Enjoy!


Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Eshaku A slight bow of around 15 degrees Japanese physical action
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu Favorably, please. Japanese positive
Koi No Yokan The feeling upon meeting someone that falling in love with them is inevitable. Japanese love
Kusukusu The suppressed giggling and tittering of a group of women Japanese sound friends funny
Ikigai A reason for being; the thing that gets you up in the morning. Japanese growth happiness
Seijaku (静寂) Quiet (sei) tranquillity (jaku); silence, calm, serenity (especially in the midst of activity or chaos). Japanese awareness beauty
Kuidare To eat yourself into backruptcy Japanese food funny
Irusu Pretending to be out when someone knocks at your door Japanese event funny
Kyoiku mama A mother who relentlessly pushes her children toward academic achievement Japanese family work growth
Shouganai It cannot be helped. Japanese philosophy fate
Nintendo “Leave luck to heaven” or to leave one's fortune in the hands of fate Japanese philosophy fate
Mu (無) Not one, not zero, not yes, not no Japanese measurement
Umami A category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter); savoriness Japanese food attribute
On (恩) A feeling of moral indebtedness, relating to a favour or blessing given by others. Japanese life
Boketto (ぼけっと) gazing vacantly into the distance (without thought or sense of self). Japanese
Utura-utura (うつらうつら) To drift between sleep and wakefulness. Japanese event time phsyical
Tachiyomi To stand in a bookstore and read a book without buying it Japanese society funny action
Tsundoku Acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them Japanese adverse
Tokimeki ときめき Excitement; Feeling of bliss or joy from a discrete experience Japanese emotion feeling happiness
Fuubutsushi The things – feelings, scents, images – that evoke memories or anticipation for a particular season. Japanese time
Poka-Yoke Any mechanism in any process that helps an equipment operator avoid (yokeru) mistakes (poka) Japanese work process
Wasuremono Forgotten or lost things; an item left behind on a train or forgotten at home. Japanese adverse habits
Wabi-sabi Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. Japanese beauty awareness
Noroke To brag about or sing the praises of the person you love Japanese love emotion
Chindogu A person seemingly inventing ingenious everyday gadgets that seem like an ideal solution to a particular problem, but are in fact nothing more than a useless gag Japanese creative funny




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