Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Wasuremono Forgotten or lost things; an item left behind on a train or forgotten at home. Japanese adverse habits
Utura-utura (うつらうつら) To drift between sleep and wakefulness. Japanese event time phsyical
Fuubutsushi The things – feelings, scents, images – that evoke memories or anticipation for a particular season. Japanese time
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
Kenjataimu "wise man's time": The post-orgasmic period when a man's thoughts are no longer impaired by his sexual drive; he is thus likened to a "sage" of clear mind Japanese awareness
Zanshin (残心) Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). Japanese awareness
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu Favorably, please. Japanese positive
Kuebiko A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence Japanese adverse feeling
Hikikomori Reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement Japanese society
Haiku (俳句) A form of Japanese poetry, usually just 17 syllables long (with lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables), involving the sudden juxtapositions of ideas or images, and often focused on natural (e.g., seasonal) phenomena. Japanese art
Kyoiku mama A mother who relentlessly pushes her children toward academic achievement Japanese family work growth
Shibui Old school cool Japanese attribute
Yugen A profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the universe…and the sad beauty of human suffering. Japanese beauty awareness philosophy
Umami A category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter); savoriness Japanese food attribute
Tsundoku Acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them Japanese adverse
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
Hatsuyume The first dream one has in the new year; thought to be an omen Japanese feeling
Yokomeshi Literal: "meal eaten sideways"; the stress caused by speaking a foreign language Japanese stress feeling awareness
Noroke To brag about or sing the praises of the person you love Japanese love emotion
Eshaku A slight bow of around 15 degrees Japanese physical action
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
Jibaku The act of unintentionally or inadvertently demolishing your own argument in the process of defending your view Japanese confusion interaction
Koi No Yokan The feeling upon meeting someone that falling in love with them is inevitable. Japanese love
Irusu Pretending to be out when someone knocks at your door Japanese event funny




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