Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Jibaku The act of unintentionally or inadvertently demolishing your own argument in the process of defending your view Japanese confusion interaction
On-nomi The practice of getting together with friends on the internet and having a drink together Japanese friends
Wasuremono Forgotten or lost things; an item left behind on a train or forgotten at home. Japanese adverse habits
Kusukusu The suppressed giggling and tittering of a group of women Japanese sound friends funny
Sokaiya A man with a few shares in several companies who extorts money by threatening to come to the shareholders' meetings and cause trouble Japanese adverse
Ukiyo The floating world - living in the moment, detached from the bothers of life Japanese creative visual art
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu Favorably, please. Japanese positive
Boketto The act of gazing vacantly into the distance. Japanese thinking
Ikigai A reason for being; the thing that gets you up in the morning. Japanese growth happiness
Irusu Pretending to be out when someone knocks at your door Japanese event funny
Kyoiku mama A mother who relentlessly pushes her children toward academic achievement Japanese family work growth
Chindogu A person seemingly inventing ingenious everyday gadgets that seem like an ideal solution to a particular problem, but are in fact nothing more than a useless gag Japanese creative funny
Noroke To brag about or sing the praises of the person you love Japanese love emotion
Tokimeki ときめき Excitement; Feeling of bliss or joy from a discrete experience Japanese emotion feeling happiness
kaizen Continuous growth Japanese growth
Zanshin (残心) Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). Japanese awareness
Shuhari A Japanese martial art concept which describes the stages of learning to mastery. Roughly is translated to "to keep, to fall, to break away". To first learn the fundamentals (shu), then to break away from traditions (ha), then finally to transcend to where there are no techniques (ri). To "beomce one with the spirit alone". Japanese growth
Tsuji-giri To try out a new sword on a passer-by Japanese action violence
Hatsuyume The first dream one has in the new year; thought to be an omen Japanese feeling
Seijaku (静寂) Quiet (sei) tranquillity (jaku); silence, calm, serenity (especially in the midst of activity or chaos). Japanese awareness beauty
Mono no aware The bittersweetness of a brief and grading moment of transcendent beauty. Japanese beauty
Komorebi (木漏れ日) Lit. wood is ‘leaking’ sunlight; dappled sunlight filtering through leaves. Japanese nature beauty
Poka-Yoke Any mechanism in any process that helps an equipment operator avoid (yokeru) mistakes (poka) Japanese work process
Shibui Old school cool Japanese attribute
Utura-utura (うつらうつら) To drift between sleep and wakefulness. Japanese event time phsyical




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