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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Kinkartvyavimudh Helplessness due to being duty-bound Hindi feeling
Umay Gettiing tired of a certain food Tagalog food
Pena ajena "I feel embarrassed for you" Spanish emotion attribute
Gezelligheid Coziness, fun, the general togetherness that gives people a warm feeling. Dutch friends society positive
Sud’ba (судьба). Fate, destiny, fortune Russian fate change life
Hanyauku To walk on tiptoes across a hot surface Rukwangali physical action
Xíng qì (行氣) Volitionally (e.g., mentally) circulating or directing qi. Chinese growth awareness strength
Jibaku The act of unintentionally or inadvertently demolishing your own argument in the process of defending your view Japanese confusion interaction
Estrenar The experience of wearing something for the first time Spanish life
arumpu (அரும்பு) A bud, but specifically referring to the stage where it is just starting to bud Tamil nature
Schwärmerei Excessive or extreme enthusiasm or sentimentality. German happiness
Storgi (στοργη) the love between parents and children Greek love family
Mencomot Stealing things of small value, mostly for fun rather than out of necessity. Indonesian action funny
Levensgenieter Someone who loves life deeply; is devoted Dutch life happiness positive
Qiang jingtou The fight by a cameraman to get a better vantage point Chinese creative art visual
Haiku (俳句) A form of Japanese poetry, usually just 17 syllables long (with lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables), involving the sudden juxtapositions of ideas or images, and often focused on natural (e.g., seasonal) phenomena. Japanese art
Wanderlust A strong desire to travel German travel adventure
kaizen Continuous growth Japanese growth
Rén (仁) Humanity, benevolence; the positive feeling enjoyed by a virtuous person through altruistic behaviour. Chinese positive
Desenrascar An informal word that means the act of figuring out things Portuguese thinking growth
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu Favorably, please. Japanese positive
Að redda To save someone or fix something in a time sensitive manner. Icelandic time
Fachidiot Someone who knows a great deal about a very narrow subject German thinking attribute
Badkruka Someone who refuses to enter a body of water. Eg. Get in the lake you badkruka, or am I going to have to pull you in by your beard? Swedish funny nature explore
Trennungsagentur Literal: "separation agent"; A man hired by women to break the news to their boyfriends that they are breaking up German action
Tjäle Ground frozen hard, beyond the point where digging is possible Swedish physical nature
Onsra That bittersweet feeling of loving for the last time; the feeling when you already know that a love won't last Boro love fate emotion
Zanshin (残心) Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). Japanese awareness
Ukiyo The floating world - living in the moment, detached from the bothers of life Japanese creative visual art
Dapjeongneo Used when someone asks a question despite knowing the answer, expecting the listener to make a smart and studied guess Korean society interaction




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