Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Ludus playful love between children or casual lovers Greek love
Gemba The real place'; in business it refers to the real place where value is created, such as the factory floor. Instead of depending on hierarchy, the people who are closest to what's happening make decisions. Ie: the more hands-on knowledge a decision-maker has, the better their decision will be. Japanese work cultural
Достолепие (dostolepiye) Contains the roots for dosta (a lot) and lepota (beautiful) from Old Bulgarian language. The word literally means full of beauty but it is more like a combination of noble, full of values, beautiful and brave for man and femininity for women. It is very typical to use this word in context of old traditional photos of people where one appreciate the beauty of the past. Bulgarian beauty
Bixomets Shame on behalf of others Catalan feeling adverse
Fika Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet Swedish food society
Listopad The falling of the leaves Russian nature event
Athazagoraphobia The fear of forgetting, being forgotten or ignored, or being replaced English reflection thinking
Kibun Your state of mind with respect to your place in the world. Korean reflection awareness
Eunoia A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty
Þetta reddast it will all work out ok' (used especially when things don't look optimistic!). Icelandic fate
Yaqin (يقين) Certitude and freedom from doubt. Arabic feeling awareness
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
Egyszer volt budán kutyavásár Literal: "there was a dog-market in Buda only once"; translates to essentially a once in a lifetime opportunity Hungarian life fate exciting
Nunchi The art of listening to a person and identifying his or her moods or emotions. The literal combination of "eye" and measure" Korean interaction connection emotion
Ômä (өмә) Collective helping Bashkir society positive
Dhakkann "The shroud of clouds concealed the sun." Someone too naive to see the truth in things, also used in a derogatory way Hindi adverse awareness
Être dépaysé To be in an environment you're not used to French change society awareness
Rhwe To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked Tsonga funny event
Aşermek The experience of craving certain foods while pregnant Turkish food
Wei-wu-wei "Action without action" or effortless doing; conscious non-action; the deliberate and principled decision to do nothing for a reason. Chinese action life
Spätzünder A person who needs a long time to understands sth/ so who makes belated progress of personal development German adverse
Crapoter verb. To not take a lungful of a cigarette. French health action society
Philotimo (φιλότιμο) The inner impulse to act well and in alignment with the moral virtues that represent one's own society and upbringing Greek society character family
Altschmerz Weariness with the same old issues that you've always had - the same boring flaws and anxieties that you've been gnawing for years. German adverse growth attribute
Kenjataimu "wise man's time": The post-orgasmic period when a man's thoughts are no longer impaired by his sexual drive; he is thus likened to a "sage" of clear mind Japanese awareness
Tîeow (เที่ยว) To wander or roam around in a carefree way. Thai travel positive change
kaizen Continuous growth Japanese growth
Guān xì (關係) Cultivating relationships; reciprocal connections; networking; social karma. Chinese society friends
Vprikusku Drinking tea through pieces of sugar Russian food action
Wú (無) Negative, void, nothingness, non-being; can imply 'neither yes nor no'. Chinese adverse




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