Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Tsuji-giri To try out a new sword on a passer-by Japanese action violence
Nekojita (ねこじた) Literally "cat's tongue"; a person who is sensitive to hot food and especially hot drinks Japanese food attribute
Kuuki Yomenai "Cannot read the air” and jokingly applies to people who struggle to read social situations Japanese connection confusion
Poka-Yoke Any mechanism in any process that helps an equipment operator avoid (yokeru) mistakes (poka) Japanese work process
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
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
Hikikomori When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society Japanese habits society
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
Komorebi (木漏れ日) Lit. wood is ‘leaking’ sunlight; dappled sunlight filtering through leaves. Japanese nature beauty
Irusu Pretending to be out when someone knocks at your door Japanese event funny
Amaeru To seek affection through doing things like clinging or pleading Japanese persistence
Mu (無) Not one, not zero, not yes, not no Japanese measurement
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
Tachiyomi To stand in a bookstore and read a book without buying it Japanese society funny action
Tokimeki ときめき Excitement; Feeling of bliss or joy from a discrete experience Japanese emotion feeling happiness
Zanshin (残心) Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). Japanese awareness
Pekopeko Bowing one's head repeatedly in a grovelling manner Japanese physical action
kaizen Continuous growth Japanese growth
Nekama A man who pretends to be a woman on the internet Japanese society
On (恩) A feeling of moral indebtedness, relating to a favour or blessing given by others. Japanese life
Kusukusu The suppressed giggling and tittering of a group of women Japanese sound friends funny
Hatsuyume The first dream one has in the new year; thought to be an omen Japanese feeling
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
Kuidare To eat yourself into backruptcy Japanese food funny
Shinrin-yoku (森林浴) bathing' in the forest (literally and/or metaphorically). Japanese nature event




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