Eunoia
| Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biritululo | The act of comparing yams to settle a dispute | Kiriwani | food thinking | |
| Punya | “Merit,” “virtue”, “sacred", "good karma", among other things | Sanskrit | beauty | |
| Nintendo | “Leave luck to heaven” or to leave one's fortune in the hands of fate | Japanese | philosophy fate | |
| Salām (سلام) | Peace, harmony, wholeness, prosperity, welfare and tranquillity; used also as a greeting/parting salutation. | Arabic | positive | |
| 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 | |
| Arigata-meiwaku | When someone does something for you that you didn’t want them to do, and having to express gratitude for the act | Japanese | interaction | |
| Geis | Taboo, prohibition; injunction; something you do (or don’t do), upon which your life depends, or which defines your life. | Irish | change fate | |
| Philotimo | Love of honour | Greek | character | |
| Celístia | Brighness from the stars | Catalan | nature physical | |
| Vorfreude | The joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures | German | time awareness happiness | |
| Exulansis | The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it. | English | emotion thinking | |
| Sankocha | The feeling of embarrassment due to receiving an inordinate or extravagent gift/favor, making you feel as though you need to return a favor that you can't | Kannada | feeling | |
| Rubatosis | The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat | English | physical health awareness | |
| Se défouler | Let off steam to release or get rid of excess energy | French | energy stress | |
| Kabelsalat | Tangled up cables; literally “cable-salad" | German | funny physical | |
| Chimuela | a person lacking one or more teeth | Spanish | physical funny | |
| Myötähäpeä | Secondhand embarrassment | Finnish | adverse feeling | |
| Rashk-e-Qamar | Someone who is so beautiful, the moon is jealous of their beauty | Urdu | beauty | |
| Fika | Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet | Swedish | food society | |
| Tachiyomi | To stand in a bookstore and read a book without buying it | Japanese | society funny action | |
| Pochemuchka | A person who asks a lot of questions | Russian | friends attribute habits | |
| Erklärungsnot | The state of having to quickly explain yourself | German | action stress | |
| Gulugulu | The sound of a pitcher filling with water | Tulu | physical sound | |
| Cierrabares | "Bar-closer". A person who usually leave the party on last place. | Spanish | friends social | |
| Ilunga | The capacity to forgive once, tolerate a second time, but never a third time. Conveys the progression toward intolerance. | Tshiluba | growth emotion reflection | |
| Sehnsucht | Thoughts and feelings about all facets of life that are unfinished or imperfect, paired with a yearning for ideal alternative experiences. | German | philosophy reflection | |
| Harkla | The little coughing noise one makes, often before giving a speech or dislodging a piece of cinnamon bun from their throat | Swedish | action | |
| Shemomedjamo (შემომეჭამა) | To keep eating past the point of being full since the food tastes so good. | Georgian | food | |
| Parea | A group of friends who regularly gather together to share their experiences about life, their philosophies, values and ideas. | Greek | friends philosophical | |
| Xíng qì (行氣) | Volitionally (e.g., mentally) circulating or directing qi. | Chinese | growth awareness strength |
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