Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Kyoiku mama | A mother who relentlessly pushes her children toward academic achievement | Japanese | family work growth | |
Khaste Nabashid (خسته نباشید) | "I hope that you are not tired" | Persian | society work | |
Dugnad | Communal work in a gathering for mutually accomplishing a task (ex: a knitting bee) | Norwegian | work society connection | |
Fucha | To use company time and resources for one's own purposes | Portuguese | work adverse | |
Poka-Yoke | Any mechanism in any process that helps an equipment operator avoid (yokeru) mistakes (poka) | Japanese | work process | |
Arbejdsglæde | Literally "work happiness"; the feeling of happiness provoked by a satisfying job | Danish | work happiness feeling | |
Koshatnik | A dealer in stolen cats | Russian | adverse character work | |
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 | |
Gemba | The real place'; in business it refers to the real place where value is created, such as the factory floor. Instead of depending on hierarchy, the people who are closest to what's happening make decisions. Ie: the more hands-on knowledge a decision-maker has, the better their decision will be. | Japanese | work cultural | |
Nito-onna | A woman so dedicated to her career that she has no time to iron blouses, so dresses only in knitted tops. | Japanese | society work | |
Sabhsaí | Someone who works outside no matter how bad the weather is | Irish | work persistence | |
Capricho | Work done with care in a way that surpass quality expectations. | Portuguese | work creative | |
Halyava (Халява) | Getting something without working for it | Russian | luck positive work | |
Töörõõm | work fun': finding the simple joys in everyday tasks. | Estonian | work feeling | |
Yoisho | A word without meaning, said when flopping into a chair after a hard day at work or lifting a heavy bag. | Japanese | event physical work |
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