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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Friluftsliv “Free air life,” signifying a fundamental understanding of the positive impact of being in nature Norwegian nature health
Nameer (نمير) Clear water. Arabic nature attribute
Fuubutsushi The things – feelings, scents, images – that evoke memories or anticipation for a particular season. Japanese time
Aspaldiko! Expression of surprise after not seeing someone for a long time. Basque surprise feeling
Irusu Pretending to be out when someone knocks at your door Japanese event funny
Vprikusku Drinking tea through pieces of sugar Russian food action
Mecnun "madly in love" to the point of actual mental instability Turkish love emotion
Dhurna Extorting payment from someone by sitting at their front door and staying there until you get paid Hindi action persistence
Pretoogjes Lit. 'fun eyes'; the twinkling eyes of someone engaging in benign mischief or fun. Dutch attribute phsyical
Jein Yes and no German attribute measurement
Shinrin-yoku (森林浴) bathing' in the forest (literally and/or metaphorically). Japanese nature event
Dor The heartbreak and sense of longing you feel because you’re separated from your love Romanian love adverse
Pochemuchka A person who asks a lot of questions Russian friends attribute habits
Sphallolalia Flirtatious talk that leads nowhere. English love life
Jumpa To jump from one floating piece of ice to another Swedish physical nature
Aeipathy A continued passion; an unyielding disease English persistence
Yokomeshi Literal: "meal eaten sideways"; the stress caused by speaking a foreign language Japanese stress feeling awareness
O ka la nokonoko A day spent in nervous anticipation of a coughing spell Hawaiian thinking health stress
Exulansis The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it. English emotion thinking
Vagary An unpredictable instance, a wandering journey, a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action English change
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
Odnoliub Someone who has only one love in his or her life; someone who is capable of loving only one at a time Russian love fate
Minestra riscaldata Literally "heated soup"; something done again but never as good as the first time it happened. Alternative to cavoli riscaldati (heated cabbage) Italian attribute
Guddle To fish using the hands, by searching under stones at a river bank Scottish action nature
Overskud Extra/excess energy; do have sufficient resources to do something; profit (in an economic context). Danish attribute
Ramé Something that is both chaotic and joyful at the same time Indonesian life attribute
Schnapsleiche So who passed out drunk ("liquor corpse") German adverse event friends
Débrouille May be synonymous with resourceful, but it is more of a way of living by making do with little and improvising with what you have French creative
Milozvučan Having a sweet and gentle voice Croatian attribute physical
Istories me arkoudes Literal: 'stories with bears'; stories that are so crazy, they can't be true Greek extreme funny




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