Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Pisan Zapra The time needed to eat a banana Malay time measurement food
Zeg The day after tomorrow Georgian time measurement
Kucir A tuft of hair left to grow on top of an otherwise bald head Indonesian physical change
Mencolek The trick when you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them Indonesian funny friends action
Volta During certain hours of the early evening, around dusk, everyone in the town who might feel like going for a walk takes a saunter or stroll up and down the main street Greek time physical nature
kaizen Continuous growth Japanese growth
Lha’i rnal ‘byor (ལྷའི་རྣལ་འབྱོར) Deity meditation/yoga; an advanced practice in which one visualises interacting with, or ‘accomplishing’ (i.e., being), a deity. Tibetan awareness physical
Desvelarse To wake up in the middle of the night. Be unable to fall asleep. Spanish event adverse
Cúbóg A collection of Easter eggs Irish physical
Ilunga The capacity to forgive once, tolerate a second time, but never a third time. Conveys the progression toward intolerance. Tshiluba growth emotion reflection
Mono no aware The bittersweetness of a brief and grading moment of transcendent beauty. Japanese beauty
Þetta reddast it will all work out ok' (used especially when things don't look optimistic!). Icelandic fate
Mimoso Said of something that enjoys being pampered or shown affection Spanish attribute love
Saper vivere The ability to handle people and situations with charm, diplomacy and verve; cf. savior faire (French). Italian friends attribute
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
Kyoiku mama A mother who relentlessly pushes her children toward academic achievement Japanese family work growth
Wú (無) Negative, void, nothingness, non-being; can imply 'neither yes nor no'. Chinese adverse
Resol That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. Mallorquín nature
Dépaysement The feeling of being in an environment that you are not used to French feeling awareness change
Linslus Someone who always wants to have their face in a photo. Literal translation: "lens louse" Swedish society
Pena ajena "I feel embarrassed for you" Spanish emotion attribute
Propuh A draft of air usually created by opening doors on opposite sides of the house or windows in a car. Some believe it can cause diseases or even kill you. Bosnian adverse physical
kataṟu (கதறு) Helplessly shaking and crying Tamil action adverse
Mencomot Stealing things of small value, mostly for fun rather than out of necessity. Indonesian action funny
Recherché Rare, exotic, unusual; not understood or appreciated by many people. French beauty attribute
Werifesteria To wander longingly through the forest in search of mystery English nature explore
Kuidare To eat yourself into backruptcy Japanese food funny
Morgenfrisk Feeling rested after a good night's sleep Danish health physical
Fernweh To have a yearning to see distant places German travel thinking
Khaste Nabashid (خسته نباشید) "I hope that you are not tired" Persian society work




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