Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Jugaad (जुगाड) | the ability to 'make do' or 'get by'. | Hindi | life | |
Werifesteria | To wander longingly through the forest in search of mystery | English | nature explore | |
Manna | A sudden or unexpected help, advantage, or aid to success | English | change positive | |
Ômä (өмә) | Collective helping | Bashkir | society positive | |
Dayenu | "It would have been enough" | Hebrew | reflection | |
Shuhari | A Japanese martial art concept which describes the stages of learning to mastery. Roughly is translated to "to keep, to fall, to break away". To first learn the fundamentals (shu), then to break away from traditions (ha), then finally to transcend to where there are no techniques (ri). To "beomce one with the spirit alone". | Japanese | growth | |
Gemütlichkeit | An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink | German | music food life | |
Friluftsliv | “Free air life,” signifying a fundamental understanding of the positive impact of being in nature | Norwegian | nature health | |
Bào fù xìng āo yè (報復性熬夜) | Revenge bedtime procrastination | Chinese | emotion | |
Pelinti | To move hot food around in your mouth | Buli | food | |
Zanshin (残心) | Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). | Japanese | awareness | |
Frostbeule | Someone that is very sensitive to cold. That friend that always feels cold. ("frost bite") | German | attribute friends | |
kaizen | Continuous growth | Japanese | growth | |
Selcouth | Rare, strange, marvellous, wondrous. | English | attribute | |
Umay | Gettiing tired of a certain food | Tagalog | food | |
Punya | “Merit,” “virtue”, “sacred", "good karma", among other things | Sanskrit | beauty | |
Celístia | Brighness from the stars | Catalan | nature physical | |
Morgenfrisk | Feeling rested after a good night's sleep | Danish | health physical | |
Mauerbauertraurigkeit | The unexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who really like you. | German | friends habits | |
Qì zhì (氣质) | Quality of character, disposition, style, charm, attractiveness, magnetism. | Chinese | attribute positive | |
Rhwe | To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked | Tsonga | funny event | |
Zindabad | A shout of encouragement; a cheer, which can also be interpreted to mean "may [idea or person] live forever" | Urdu | life interaction | |
Siftah | First sale of the day for merchant | Turkish | event | |
Chandamama (చందమామ) | Literally "uncle moon"; referring to the moon when admiring it | Telugu | nature beauty | |
Tokimeki ときめき | Excitement; Feeling of bliss or joy from a discrete experience | Japanese | emotion feeling happiness | |
Rabenmutter | A bad mom ("raven mother") | German | family society adverse | |
Bayanihan | Mutual cooperation; when a burden is shared together with a positive attitude with a sense of camaraderie, the burden feels lighter. | Tagalog | community positive | |
Kenshō (見性) | Seeing (ken) one’s nature or essence (shō); perceiving one’s Buddha nature; sometimes interpreted as an initial or brief awakening. | Japanese | awareness growth | |
En plein air | Outdoors; in the open air. | French | nature physical | |
Sortable | adj. Someone you can take out without fear of being embarrassed, usually used to refer to friends or family members. e.g. "Elle n'est pas sortable." | French | friends interaction society |
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