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| Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignōrāmus | Lit. ‘we do not know’ (e.g., the spirit of scientific enquiry), or ‘we take no notice of’ (used in legal contexts, e.g., when deemed evidence to be inadmissible). | Latin | philosophy growth | |
| Weemoed | Lit. sadness, woe (wee) courage, daring, mood (moed); soft mood; light melancholy; having the strength to overcome a feeling of sorrow (e.g., arising in relation to nostalgia). | Dutch | adverse growth | |
| Ikigai | A reason for being; the thing that gets you up in the morning. | Japanese | growth happiness | |
| Ilunga | The capacity to forgive once, tolerate a second time, but never a third time. Conveys the progression toward intolerance. | Tshiluba | growth emotion reflection | |
| Altschmerz | Weariness with the same old issues that you've always had - the same boring flaws and anxieties that you've been gnawing for years. | German | adverse growth attribute | |
| Vipāka (विपाक) | Ripening; the result, ripening or maturation of karma. | Sanskrit | growth | |
| Nepenthe | Something that helps you forget grief or suffering | Greek | growth strength | |
| kaizen | Continuous growth | Japanese | growth | |
| Sitzfleisch | Having "Sitzfleisch": being persistent enough to complete a tough or big task | German | strength growth | |
| Desenrascar | An informal word that means the act of figuring out things | Portuguese | thinking growth | |
| Konfliktfähigkeit | the ability to manage interpersonal conflict constructivly, without becoming personally involved. | German | growth | |
| Warmduscher | Literal: 'A person that takes warm showers'; to describe those who have trouble stepping out of their comfort zone | German | funny attribute growth | |
| Torschlusspanik | The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals | German | growth awareness | |
| Metanoia | The journey of changing ones mind, heart, self, or way of life | English | growth change | |
| Schulbildend | Inspiring or leading to the creation of schools of thought. | German | growth philosophy | |
| Merak | A feeling of bliss and the sense of oneness with the universe that comes from the simplest of pleasures. It is the pursuit of small, daily pleasures that all add up to a great sense of happiness and fulfillment. | Serbian | positive growth | |
| Otium | The condition of being in control of one’s own time; leisure, free-time; ease, peace. | Latin | growth time habits | |
| Guanxi (关系) | An intimate connection between people which would benefit from the other in solving delicate problems or in achieving personal goals | Chinese | growth connection | |
| Kenshō (見性) | Seeing (ken) one’s nature or essence (shō); perceiving one’s Buddha nature; sometimes interpreted as an initial or brief awakening. | Japanese | awareness growth | |
| Sumud (صمود) | steadfastness, a determined struggle to persist. | Arabic | growth strength | |
| Kyoiku mama | A mother who relentlessly pushes her children toward academic achievement | Japanese | family work growth | |
| Sisu | Extraordinary determination in the fact of adversity | Finnish | growth strength | |
| Xíng qì (行氣) | Volitionally (e.g., mentally) circulating or directing qi. | Chinese | growth awareness strength |
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