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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Utepils The act of sitting outside on a sunny day enjoying a beer Norwegian event life positive
Sabhsaí Someone who works outside no matter how bad the weather is Irish work persistence
Kweesten Inviting a lover into your bed for some pillow talk Dutch love action event
Redamancy The act of loving the one who loves you; a returned love in full English love emotion
Orphic Mysterious and entertaining; beyond ordinary understanding English reflection
Greng-jai The feeling of not wanting to impose Thai feeling society
Palla To steal fruit off trees Swedish funny action food
Eomchina Contraction of the phrase "Mom's friend's son". Academically successful (and possibly wealthy) male student who is the target of envy among others Korean family society work
Sud’ba (судьба). Fate, destiny, fortune Russian fate change life
Duende The mysterious power of art to deeply move a person Spanish art feeling emotion
Koev li halev (כואב לי הלב) Literally "my head hurts", but used to convey empathy for someone's suffering Yiddish empathy connection
Saper vivere The ability to handle people and situations with charm, diplomacy and verve; cf. savior faire (French). Italian friends attribute
Bayanihan Mutual cooperation; when a burden is shared together with a positive attitude with a sense of camaraderie, the burden feels lighter. Tagalog community positive
Mana The prestige, power, dominance of something or someone Māori attribute
Ramé Something that is both chaotic and joyful at the same time Indonesian life attribute
Flâner verb. to purposely wander, to decide to explore with no final destination. French explore travel
Ádvaita (अद्वैत) non-dual; the notion that there is only one reality. Sanskrit measurement philosophy
Nuchshlepper Someone who follows another person; a hanger-on Yiddish awareness adverse persistence
Arbejdsglæde Literally "work happiness"; the feeling of happiness provoked by a satisfying job Danish work happiness feeling
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
desenrascanço the ability to find improvised solutions to problems Portuguese strength attribute life
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
Siwon Usually meanng cool or cold, but when used in the context of dining, means the taste which achieves the ideal umami such that the food feels cool Korean food attribute
Treppenwitz Literal: "staircase joke", because the witty retort usually hits you in the stairwell on your way out German funny
Lebensmüde Weary of life German adverse life stress
Nutro (Нутро) Something that governs your inner being; your core Russian strength character
Spätzünder A person who needs a long time to understands sth/ so who makes belated progress of personal development German adverse
Töörõõm work fun': finding the simple joys in everyday tasks. Estonian work feeling
Athazagoraphobia The fear of forgetting, being forgotten or ignored, or being replaced English reflection thinking
İmece The gathering of many people and doing the work of one person Turkish community




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