Eunoia
| Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Komorebi (木漏れ日) | Lit. wood is ‘leaking’ sunlight; dappled sunlight filtering through leaves. | Japanese | nature beauty | |
| Jibaku | The act of unintentionally or inadvertently demolishing your own argument in the process of defending your view | Japanese | confusion interaction | |
| 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 | |
| On-nomi | The practice of getting together with friends on the internet and having a drink together | Japanese | friends | |
| Yokomeshi | Literal: "meal eaten sideways"; the stress caused by speaking a foreign language | Japanese | stress feeling awareness | |
| Eshaku | A slight bow of around 15 degrees | Japanese | physical action | |
| Nintendo | “Leave luck to heaven” or to leave one's fortune in the hands of fate | Japanese | philosophy fate | |
| Boketto (ぼけっと) | gazing vacantly into the distance (without thought or sense of self). | Japanese | ||
| Nekojita (ねこじた) | Literally "cat's tongue"; a person who is sensitive to hot food and especially hot drinks | Japanese | food attribute | |
| Irusu | Pretending to be out when someone knocks at your door | Japanese | event funny | |
| Koi No Yokan | The feeling upon meeting someone that falling in love with them is inevitable. | Japanese | love | |
| 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 | |
| Zuihitsu (随筆) | Literally, “running brush”. A genre of Japanese literature; authors write what’s top of mind and follow their random thoughts. The genre is more personal than performative and gives the reader an intimate look at the inner workings of the writer’s mind. | Japanese | writing creative | |
| 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 | |
| Hikikomori | When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society | Japanese | habits society | |
| Hatsuyume | The first dream one has in the new year; thought to be an omen | Japanese | feeling | |
| Mono no aware | The bittersweetness of a brief and grading moment of transcendent beauty. | Japanese | beauty | |
| 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 | |
| Kuebiko | A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence | Japanese | adverse feeling | |
| Zanshin (残心) | Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). | Japanese | awareness | |
| Majime (真面目) | Reliable, responsible, diligent; seriousness, formality. | Japanese | society attribute | |
| Tachiyomi | To stand in a bookstore and read a book without buying it | Japanese | society funny action | |
| Tatemae & Honne | The contrast between a person's feelings and desires (honne) versus the behavior and opinions one displays in public (tatemae) | Japanese | feeling reflection character | |
| Shibui | Old school cool | Japanese | attribute |
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