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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Obhimaan (অভিমান ) Anger, or something close to it, at being upset with a loved one. Abhiman is not anger or sorrow. It is a temporary expression of a feeling about a loved one that he or she is supposed to address. Bengali adverse feeling
Gretchenfrage A direct question with the intention of unveiling the underlying thoughts of the person being questioned German awareness connection
Tsuji-giri To try out a new sword on a passer-by Japanese action violence
Nementia Feeling nervous or anxious in your own skin English feeling adverse
Jouska A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head English thinking
Zanshin (残心) Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). Japanese awareness
chimak Chicken and beer Korean food
Rire dans sa barbe To laugh in your beard quietly while thinking about something that has happened French funny reflection action
Löyly The steam that rises from the sauna heater when water is thrown on it Finnish physical
moņ (моң) Sadness; melody; lyricism Bashkir adverse music
Vorführeffekt When you try to give some evidence in public that something works (or doesn't work), but you fail because the opposite happens. German funny event
Rehepaplus A kind of entrepreneurialism that mustn't always have the moral high ground. Clever, sometimes at the expense of others and their stupidity. The word can be used as both a positive (quick thinker) as a negative (scammer). Estonian character attribute
Nonina Andalusian expression of three negations to say yes but with a certain touch, as if wanting to mean that this is not even doubted. Spanish cultural
L’ecole stratim (לאכול סרטים) Literally "to eat motives"; describing a person that loves drama Yiddish extreme interaction
Overskud Extra/excess energy; do have sufficient resources to do something; profit (in an economic context). Danish attribute
Wasuremono Forgotten or lost things; an item left behind on a train or forgotten at home. Japanese adverse habits
On-nomi The practice of getting together with friends on the internet and having a drink together Japanese friends
Sumud (صمود) steadfastness, a determined struggle to persist. Arabic growth strength
Punya “Merit,” “virtue”, “sacred", "good karma", among other things Sanskrit beauty
Siftah First sale of the day for merchant Turkish event
Firgun (פירגון) Ungrudging and overt (expressed) pride and happiness at other's successes. Hebrew happiness
Ludus playful love between children or casual lovers Greek love
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
Kos Cosiness, warmth, intimacy; kose as a verb; koselig as an adjective. Norwegian attribute
Empalagoso Too sweet. Adjective to say you ate something so sweet that you got sick of it. Spanish food adverse change
Fahrvergnügen The love of simply driving German adventure happiness
Sisu Extraordinary determination in the fact of adversity Finnish growth strength
Décidément When coincidences occur or when events repeat themselves by chance (for example, when you run into the same person many times in one week) French surprise interaction fate
Shouganai It cannot be helped. Japanese philosophy fate
Rabenmutter A bad mom ("raven mother") German family society adverse




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