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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Eudaimonia The contented happy state you feel when you travel Greek travel explore happiness
Wabi-sabi Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. Japanese beauty awareness
Dreich Of weather: extremely dull, miserably dreary, a combination of cloud, rain, fog, wetness and coldness - all at the same time Scottish weather adverse
Viraag The emotional pain felt from being away from the person you love Hindi emotion love connection
kaizen Continuous growth Japanese growth
Vergangenheitsbewältigung Coping with the past German reflection growth
Kæk Spirited, bold, cheeky, cocky. Danish 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
Ngaobera A slight inflammation of the throat caused by screaming too much Pascuense adverse action health
L'esprit de l'escalier Thinking of the perfect reply after the conversation is over. French friends interaction
Fika Coffee and cake break with friends or colleagues Swedish food friends
Bwisit Something/someone ruined your day or mood Tagalog emotion adverse
Sonder the realization that everyone has a life as vivid and complex as your own); coined by John Koenig. English philosophy awareness
Hikikomori When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society Japanese habits society
Pochemuchka A person who asks a lot of questions Russian friends attribute habits
Mechaye Joy, pleasure; something that gives great joy/pleasure. Yiddish positive
Rauxa Sudden determination or action; rapture Catalan action strength
Adronitis Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone English friends connection
(يقبرني) Ya'aburnee A declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them. Arabic love connection fate
Fika Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet Swedish food society
Vemödalen The fear that everything has already been done. For example: the frustration of photographing something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist. English philosophy awareness art
Rabharta A spring tide Irish nature
Poka-Yoke Any mechanism in any process that helps an equipment operator avoid (yokeru) mistakes (poka) Japanese work process
Tízórai A meal between breakfast and lunch, literally "at ten o'clock" Hungarian food time
Hinna "To find the time” or “to be on time” Swedish time
Kalsarikänni to get drunk (alone) at home in your underwear with no intention of going out Finnish funny action
Jugaad (जुगाड) the ability to 'make do' or 'get by'. Hindi life
Pulesveis Messy hair, in particular in the back of the head, resulting from being rubbed against the pillow during sex Norwegian physical
Anánkē (Ανάγκη) destiny, fate, necessity. Greek awareness
Tjäle Ground frozen hard, beyond the point where digging is possible Swedish physical nature




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