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| Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neko-neko | Someone that has a novel idea that only makes things worse | Indonesian | funny creative | |
| Faamiti | The sound made by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child | Samoan | sound | |
| Kos | Cosiness, warmth, intimacy; kose as a verb; koselig as an adjective. | Norwegian | attribute | |
| Tima | Not being ready to spend time or money on a specific thing, despite being able to afford it | Icelandic | thinking action | |
| Te (德) | Virtue; morality; integrity; inner power. | Chinese | strength | |
| Ilunga | The capacity to forgive once, tolerate a second time, but never a third time. Conveys the progression toward intolerance. | Tshiluba | growth emotion reflection | |
| Jayus | A joke that is so unfunny (or told so badly) that you just have to laugh. | Indonesian | funny | |
| Nehrotit to | Literal: “Not to make X into a sharp point"; a choice not to stress about something | Czech | stress happiness | |
| Kusukusu | The suppressed giggling and tittering of a group of women | Japanese | sound friends funny | |
| Avos' | Doing something without planning, without putting in much effort, yet counting on success | Russian | luck | |
| Majime (真面目) | Reliable, responsible, diligent; seriousness, formality. | Japanese | society attribute | |
| mångata | The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water | Swedish | nature beauty | |
| Mysa | Can mean "cosying up" or "to snuggle", but in braoder sense, it means to "have a nice and relaxed time" | Swedish | happiness time | |
| Anánkē (Ανάγκη) | destiny, fate, necessity. | Greek | awareness | |
| Viraag | The emotional pain felt from being away from the person you love | Hindi | emotion love connection | |
| Sitzfleisch | Having "Sitzfleisch": being persistent enough to complete a tough or big task | German | strength growth | |
| Wabi-sabi | Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. | Japanese | beauty awareness | |
| Shinrin-yoku (森林浴) | bathing' in the forest (literally and/or metaphorically). | Japanese | nature event | |
| Tampo | Behaviour in which a person withdraws his or her affection or cheerfulness from a person who has hurt his or her feelings; when you're disappointed with someone yet do not express it directly | Tagalog | adverse emotion | |
| Yuanfen | A relationship by fate or destiny. This is a complex concept. It draws on principles of predetermination in Chinese culture, which dictate relationships, encounters and affinities, mostly among lovers and friends. | Chinese | love society | |
| Sokaiya | A man with a few shares in several companies who extorts money by threatening to come to the shareholders' meetings and cause trouble | Japanese | adverse | |
| Warmduscher | Literal: 'A person that takes warm showers'; to describe those who have trouble stepping out of their comfort zone | German | funny attribute growth | |
| Linslus | Someone who always wants to have their face in a photo. Literal translation: "lens louse" | Swedish | society | |
| Iktsuarpok | The feeling of anticipation that leads you to keep looking outside to see if anyone is coming. | Inuktitut | awareness persistence feeling | |
| Solkatt | The glimmer that reflects the sunshine off a wristwatch | Swedish | physical beauty | |
| Koev li halev (כואב לי הלב) | Literally "my head hurts", but used to convey empathy for someone's suffering | Yiddish | empathy connection | |
| Lítost | Sate of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery. | Czech | adverse awareness fate | |
| Morriña | Nostalgia that you feel when you are far from home | Galician | feeling awareness life | |
| Carpe Diem | Make the most of the present moment or opportunity. Lit. sieze the day. | Latin | positive | |
| (يقبرني) Ya'aburnee | A declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them. | Arabic | love connection fate |
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