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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Kilig It is the sudden feeling of an inexplicable joy one gets when something romantic or idealistic occurs; butterflies. Tagalog feeling love connection
Hammajang "All messed up" Hawaiian adverse
Oneirataxia The inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality English awareness feeling
Siwon Usually meanng cool or cold, but when used in the context of dining, means the taste which achieves the ideal umami such that the food feels cool Korean food attribute
Toska (тоска) At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. Russian adverse philosophy
Abquatulate To leave without saying goodbye English action
Dreich Especially of weather: dreary, bleak. For example, "a cold, dreich early April day" Scottish weather adverse
Sitzfleisch Having "Sitzfleisch": being persistent enough to complete a tough or big task German strength growth
Prozvonit To call a mobile phone and let it ring once so that the other person will call back, saving the first caller money. Czech life funny event
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu Favorably, please. Japanese positive
Hoʻoponopono Mutual forgiveness. Hawaiian connection character 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
Han Sorrow, regret, grief, resentment, "a dull ache of the soul", yet passive and not revenge seeking; waiting for the injustice to be righted Korean society persistence adverse
A'ama Someone who speaks rapidly, hiding their meaning from one person while communicating it to another Hawaiian interaction
Mokita The truth we all know but agree not to talk about. Kilivila awareness thinking society
O ka la nokonoko A day spent in nervous anticipation of a coughing spell Hawaiian thinking health stress
La douleur exquise The pain that comes from wanting someone you can’t have French feeling awareness love
Sud’ba (судьба). Fate, destiny, fortune Russian fate change life
Tokka A large herd of reindeer Finnish nature
Luscofusco Time of nightfall, just with the last ray of Sun Galician physical beauty
Kintsukuroi To repair with gold. Understanding that a piece is more beautiful for having broken. Japanese beauty change
Dreich Of weather: extremely dull, miserably dreary, a combination of cloud, rain, fog, wetness and coldness - all at the same time Scottish weather adverse
Jijivisha The strong, eternal desire to live and to continue living Hindi philosophy life awareness
Dépaysement The feeling of being in an environment that you are not used to French feeling awareness change
Resol That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. Mallorquín nature
Abbiocco The feeling of falling asleep after lunch or dinner Italian food feeling
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
Fanaa (فناء) Used in a romantic, and spiritual sense. It could also mean breaking free, escaping ego, dying while your material body hasn’t Urdu fate love
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Schwärmerei Excessive or extreme enthusiasm or sentimentality. German happiness




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